League Two match preview: Grimsby Town versus Crawley Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 23.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

Grimsby Town hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 24th position in the League Two table. Visiting Crawley Town holds 12th place with 38 pts.

Insights:
  • Grimsby Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League Two game only three days ago.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

With 2 League Two wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Grimsby Town, who have the fewest points (10) at home in League Two, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Grimsby to get some points in this home game.

Grimsby faced defeat in their previous match, away at Newport County (0-1). Ahead of that match, Grimsby lost 1-2 at home to Stevenage.

Grimsby are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Harrogate Town awaits in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Grimsby here at Blundell Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 13 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Grimsby defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Crawley Town form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Crawley Town have produced an overall stat of 4-4-5 so far.

The supporters enjoyed Crawley's previous game versus Colchester United (placed 20th), a League Two 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Stevenage.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Yems when James Tilley scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute. Late drama in the previous game, when James Tilley scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Colchester United.

After this away game Crawley return home for a League Two game against Exeter City. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visiting Crawley have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. In the opposite end, Crawley have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Crawley Town - Grimsby 1-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Grimsby wins - draws - Crawley Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crawley TownT. Nichols
T. Nichols
7 goals
Crawley TownG. Francomb
G. Francomb
4 goals
Grimsby TownM. Pollock
M. Pollock
3 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

Crawley Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town Crawley Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
5 2 1 Won W 1 4 10
6 4 1 Drew D 2 4 8
16 7 2 Lost L 1 5 9
20 9 4 Scored S 7 16 37
46 20 5 Conceded C 8 20 35
85% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
67% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 78%
56% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 48%
26% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 23% 26%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 15% 11%
48% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 59%
22% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 22%
44% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.1 1.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
8.7 7.8 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11.4 10.5
2.6 2.3 1.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.5 3.9
29% 30% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 27% 36%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Grimsby Town has the fewest points (10) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town has the fewest scored goals (9) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town has the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Grimsby Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 30 15 7 8 47 28 15 8 5 2 22 12 15 7 2 6 25 16 19 52
2 Forest Green Rovers 27 13 9 5 37 26 13 6 5 2 18 13 14 7 4 3 19 13 11 48
3 Cheltenham Town 28 13 8 7 37 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 14 7 4 3 17 11 11 47
4 Morecambe 29 13 7 9 39 40 13 6 4 3 17 15 16 7 3 6 22 25 -1 46
5 Salford City 28 12 9 7 38 23 15 7 8 0 26 11 13 5 1 7 12 12 15 45
6 Tranmere Rovers 28 13 6 9 37 34 15 8 1 6 24 18 13 5 5 3 13 16 3 45
7 Newport County 27 12 8 7 37 29 13 8 3 2 17 12 14 4 5 5 20 17 8 44
8 Exeter City 27 11 10 6 49 34 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 3 8 2 20 18 15 43
9 Carlisle United 25 13 4 8 35 24 12 9 1 2 25 13 13 4 3 6 10 11 11 43
10 Bolton Wanderers 29 11 8 10 36 40 15 5 4 6 16 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -4 41
11 Leyton Orient 28 11 6 11 35 30 15 7 4 4 22 13 13 4 2 7 13 17 5 39
12 Crawley Town 27 10 8 9 37 35 14 6 4 4 21 15 13 4 4 5 16 20 2 38
13 Bradford City 27 10 7 10 31 31 13 5 4 4 14 13 14 5 3 6 17 18 0 37
14 Walsall 28 8 13 7 35 37 15 5 5 5 16 18 13 3 8 2 19 19 -2 37
15 Harrogate Town 29 10 6 13 33 37 13 3 4 6 10 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -4 36
16 Scunthorpe United 27 11 2 14 31 35 14 6 2 6 18 19 13 5 0 8 13 16 -4 35
17 Oldham Athletic 28 10 5 13 46 52 14 4 1 9 21 26 14 6 4 4 25 26 -6 35
18 Mansfield Town 28 7 13 8 37 39 14 2 6 6 18 23 14 5 7 2 19 16 -2 34
19 Port Vale 29 9 6 14 41 44 14 5 3 6 21 18 15 4 3 8 20 26 -3 33
20 Colchester United 28 7 12 9 30 37 13 6 5 2 20 14 15 1 7 7 10 23 -7 33
21 Stevenage 30 7 12 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 15 3 6 6 11 19 -7 33
22 Southend United 29 6 6 17 18 45 15 4 1 10 13 23 14 2 5 7 5 22 -27 24
23 Barrow 27 5 8 14 32 39 14 3 7 4 20 20 13 2 1 10 12 19 -7 23
24 Grimsby Town 27 5 6 16 20 46 13 2 4 7 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 26 -26 21

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Table
  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 30 15 7 8 47 28 15 8 5 2 22 12 15 7 2 6 25 16 19 52
2 Forest Green Rovers 27 13 9 5 37 26 13 6 5 2 18 13 14 7 4 3 19 13 11 48
3 Cheltenham Town 28 13 8 7 37 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 14 7 4 3 17 11 11 47
4 Morecambe 29 13 7 9 39 40 13 6 4 3 17 15 16 7 3 6 22 25 -1 46
5 Salford City 28 12 9 7 38 23 15 7 8 0 26 11 13 5 1 7 12 12 15 45
6 Tranmere Rovers 28 13 6 9 37 34 15 8 1 6 24 18 13 5 5 3 13 16 3 45
7 Newport County 27 12 8 7 37 29 13 8 3 2 17 12 14 4 5 5 20 17 8 44
8 Exeter City 27 11 10 6 49 34 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 3 8 2 20 18 15 43
9 Carlisle United 25 13 4 8 35 24 12 9 1 2 25 13 13 4 3 6 10 11 11 43
10 Bolton Wanderers 29 11 8 10 36 40 15 5 4 6 16 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -4 41
11 Leyton Orient 28 11 6 11 35 30 15 7 4 4 22 13 13 4 2 7 13 17 5 39
12 Crawley Town 27 10 8 9 37 35 14 6 4 4 21 15 13 4 4 5 16 20 2 38
13 Bradford City 27 10 7 10 31 31 13 5 4 4 14 13 14 5 3 6 17 18 0 37
14 Walsall 28 8 13 7 35 37 15 5 5 5 16 18 13 3 8 2 19 19 -2 37
15 Harrogate Town 29 10 6 13 33 37 13 3 4 6 10 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -4 36
16 Scunthorpe United 27 11 2 14 31 35 14 6 2 6 18 19 13 5 0 8 13 16 -4 35
17 Oldham Athletic 28 10 5 13 46 52 14 4 1 9 21 26 14 6 4 4 25 26 -6 35
18 Mansfield Town 28 7 13 8 37 39 14 2 6 6 18 23 14 5 7 2 19 16 -2 34
19 Port Vale 29 9 6 14 41 44 14 5 3 6 21 18 15 4 3 8 20 26 -3 33
20 Colchester United 28 7 12 9 30 37 13 6 5 2 20 14 15 1 7 7 10 23 -7 33
21 Stevenage 30 7 12 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 15 3 6 6 11 19 -7 33
22 Southend United 29 6 6 17 18 45 15 4 1 10 13 23 14 2 5 7 5 22 -27 24
23 Barrow 27 5 8 14 32 39 14 3 7 4 20 20 13 2 1 10 12 19 -7 23
24 Grimsby Town 27 5 6 16 20 46 13 2 4 7 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 26 -26 21

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