The visiting Cheltenham Town side should be favourites in this visit to Grimsby Town, as the away team holds a 35 point advantage from their 38 league games this season.
- Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Grimsby nor Cheltenham Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Grimsby Town form and stats
With 3 League Two wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Grimsby Town are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home fans are hungry for more even though Grimsby have been steadily collecting points here at Blundell Park through three straight draws.
The home team returns to Blundell Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Salford City (placed 12th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Walsall.
Grimsby aren't scoring a lot here at Blundell Park in the league, with only 13 goals from 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Grimsby Town have conceded 25 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Cheltenham Town, who have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two, have produced an overall stat of 10-4-5 so far.
Cheltenham are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the League Two against Tranmere Rovers (placed 4th). Prior to that match, the Cheltenham manager M. Duff faced defeat when travelling to Morecambe and losing 0-1.
As you can tell from the results above, Cheltenham Town was very dominant against Tranmere Rovers, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Conor Thomas, Callum Wright, William Boyle and Alfie May providing the goals.
Cheltenham have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cheltenham Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Cheltenham Town - Grimsby 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Grimsby Town won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Cheltenham Town has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Williams 8 goals | A. May 7 goals | L. Sercombe 6 goals |
Grimsby Town missing players
Cheltenham Town missing players
| Grimsby Town | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 5 | Played | P | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 29 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | 52 |
| 56 | 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 84% | 79% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 84% | 89% |
| 63% | 63% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 63% | 71% |
| 47% | 42% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 42% | 39% |
| 21% | 11% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 5% | 13% |
| 8% | 5% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 53% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 37% | 39% |
| 24% | 32% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 53% | 47% |
| 42% | 37% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 26% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 11 | 12.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 31% | 32% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 31% |
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals (15) away in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have the most clean sheets (10) away in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have the most points (34) away in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in League Two
- Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cambridge United | 39 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 70 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 68 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 64 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 63 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 62 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 51 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 2 | 62 |
| 7 | Newport County | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 57 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 56 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 56 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 37 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 54 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 54 |
| 12 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 52 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 39 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 52 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -1 | 52 |
| 15 | Harrogate Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 25 | -2 | 49 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 52 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | -2 | 47 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 46 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 65 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 30 | -10 | 45 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 45 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -6 | 44 |
| 20 | Walsall | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 24 | -7 | 42 |
| 21 | Barrow | 37 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 41 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 39 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -17 | 40 |
| 23 | Southend United | 39 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -29 | 35 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 56 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -27 | 33 |
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