Delightful dogfight as daring Grimsby Town duels with determined Macclesfield Town

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (9546 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Grimsby Town in 11th and Macclesfield Town in 14th place.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Grimsby Town at their home stadium (Blundell Park) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

The fans are hoping that Grimsby Town will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the League Two game against Salford City (placed 16th). Before that, Grimsby Town played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Oldham Athletic.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Grimsby Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won 0 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.

The manager M. Jolley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chelsea in only four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Grimsby Town's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Grimsby Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Macclesfield Town form and stats

1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Macclesfield Town in their League Two matches away.

Macclesfield Town's last game was the home draw against Newport County (1-1). Prior to that match, the Macclesfield Town manager D. McMahon faced defeat when travelling to Swindon Town and losing 0-3.

Macclesfield Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of six matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Macclesfield Town are hosting Port Vale in the EFL Trophy only three days away.

Macclesfield Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Macclesfield Town have conceded 7 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Grimsby Town won 3, Macclesfield Town won 5 and 2 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Hanson
5 goals / 4 assists
J. Cook
2 goals
E. Whitehouse
2 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

Macclesfield Town missing players

Grimsby Town Macclesfield Town
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
9 4 3 Played P 1 4 9
3 1 1 Won W 1 1 3
3 2 2 Drew D 0 1 3
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
15 8 8 Scored S 2 4 10
12 7 5 Conceded C 1 7 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 67%
44% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 44%
44% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 11%
11% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 44%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
5.8 6.8 6.7 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4.2 5.4
3.7 3.5 2.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 7 7.5 6.3
1.6 1.5 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Grimsby Town's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Grimsby Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grimsby Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Macclesfield Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Macclesfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Macclesfield Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Macclesfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Grimsby Town
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
03-09-19 EFL Grimsby Town 1 - 2 Scunthorpe United
07-09-19 LT Grimsby Town 0 - 2 Crewe Alexandra
10-09-19 CC Grimsby Town 0 - 0 Macclesfield Town
14-09-19 LT Oldham Athletic 2 - 2 Grimsby Town
17-09-19 LT Salford City 1 - 0 Grimsby Town
21-09-19 LT Grimsby Town 14:00 Macclesfield Town
25-09-19 CC Chelsea 18:45 Grimsby Town
28-09-19 LT Exeter City 14:00 Grimsby Town
05-10-19 LT Grimsby Town 14:00 Mansfield Town
08-10-19 EFL Sunderland 18:45 Grimsby Town
Macclesfield Town
All EFL Trophy Vanarama National League Fa Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
03-09-19 EFL Macclesfield Town 2 - 1 Newcastle United U21
07-09-19 LT Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Crawley Town
10-09-19 CC Grimsby Town 0 - 0 Macclesfield Town
14-09-19 LT Swindon Town 3 - 0 Macclesfield Town
17-09-19 LT Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Newport County
21-09-19 LT Grimsby Town 14:00 Macclesfield Town
24-09-19 EFL Macclesfield Town 18:45 Port Vale
28-09-19 LT Macclesfield Town 14:00 Colchester United
05-10-19 LT Cambridge United 14:00 Macclesfield Town
12-10-19 LT Macclesfield Town 14:00 Port Vale

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Exeter City 9 6 3 0 14 6 5 3 2 0 7 3 4 3 1 0 7 3 8 21
2 Crewe Alexandra 9 6 0 3 13 11 4 2 0 2 5 7 5 4 0 1 8 4 2 18
3 Cheltenham Town 9 5 2 2 17 9 5 4 1 0 15 7 4 1 1 2 2 2 8 17
4 Swindon Town 9 5 2 2 17 11 5 3 0 2 9 7 4 2 2 0 8 4 6 17
5 Forest Green Rovers 9 5 2 2 7 5 4 3 0 1 3 2 5 2 2 1 4 3 2 17
6 Newport County 9 4 4 1 8 5 4 3 1 0 5 2 5 1 3 1 3 3 3 16
7 Crawley Town 9 4 3 2 14 11 5 3 1 1 7 4 4 1 2 1 7 7 3 15
8 Cambridge United 9 4 2 3 13 9 4 1 1 2 4 5 5 3 1 1 9 4 4 14
9 Bradford City 9 4 2 3 11 8 4 2 1 1 5 2 5 2 1 2 6 6 3 14
10 Northampton Town 9 4 1 4 10 8 4 2 0 2 6 4 5 2 1 2 4 4 2 13
11 Grimsby Town 9 3 3 3 15 12 4 1 2 1 8 7 5 2 1 2 7 5 3 12
12 Plymouth Argyle 9 3 3 3 14 11 4 2 2 0 8 4 5 1 1 3 6 7 3 12
13 Colchester United 9 3 3 3 9 7 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 2 1 2 6 4 2 12
14 Macclesfield Town 9 3 3 3 10 10 5 2 2 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 4 7 0 12
15 Port Vale 9 3 3 3 9 12 4 3 1 0 5 2 5 0 2 3 4 10 -3 12
16 Salford City 9 2 5 2 11 12 5 2 2 1 5 4 4 0 3 1 6 8 -1 11
17 Carlisle United 9 3 2 4 11 15 5 1 2 2 5 8 4 2 0 2 6 7 -4 11
18 Mansfield Town 9 2 3 4 10 13 5 1 2 2 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 4 -3 9
19 Leyton Orient 9 2 3 4 11 16 5 1 1 3 5 8 4 1 2 1 6 8 -5 9
20 Walsall 9 2 3 4 4 9 4 0 2 2 2 5 5 2 1 2 2 4 -5 9
21 Oldham Athletic 9 1 4 4 9 14 4 0 2 2 3 5 5 1 2 2 6 9 -5 7
22 Morecambe 9 1 3 5 8 16 5 0 2 3 4 8 4 1 1 2 4 8 -8 6
23 Scunthorpe United 9 1 2 6 10 17 5 1 2 2 7 7 4 0 0 4 3 10 -7 5
24 Stevenage 9 0 3 6 6 14 5 0 1 4 4 8 4 0 2 2 2 6 -8 3

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