Struggling Grimsby Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Exeter City in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Grimsby Town has the fewest scored goals (3) at home in League Two
- Exeter City have not yet lost a game away.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a FA Cup game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Gillingham. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Grimsby Town form and stats
Grimsby Town, who have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in League Two, have played 4 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Grimsby, who won 2-1 against Crawley Town (placed 15th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tranmere Rovers (0-5).
There will be little rest for Grimsby after this match as they are travelling to Colchester United for a League Two game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Grimsby Town here at Blundell Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Grimsby defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Exeter City form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Exeter City have produced an overall stat of 1-6-0 so far. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Salford City game have they lost an away game, meaning Exeter has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Exeter play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Gillingham. Prior to that match, a home win 6-1 against Colchester United in the League Two.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Exeter manager M. Taylor as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Cheltenham Town.
Exeter are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. Exeter City have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Grimsby-Exeter City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Grimsby Town two wins, Exeter City four wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Randall 6 goals | M. Jay 6 goals | R. Bowman 5 goals |
Grimsby Town missing players
Exeter City missing players
| Grimsby Town | Exeter City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 58% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 57% | 43% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 71% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 10 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 33% | 25% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 36% |
- Exeter City have not yet lost a game away.
- Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Exeter City have scored more than double the goals of Grimsby Town.
- Grimsby Town has the fewest scored goals (3) at home in League Two
- Grimsby Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Grimsby Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Salford City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Walsall | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Barrow | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 11 |
| 24 | Southend United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -23 | 5 |
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