The visiting Morecambe side should be favourites in this visit to Grimsby Town, as the away team holds a 32 point advantage from their 42 league games this season.
- Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League Two
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Grimsby are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Morecambe are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Grimsby Town form and stats
With 4 League Two wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Grimsby Town are certainly not brimming with confidence.
A nice win for Grimsby last time playing, versus Bolton Wanderers. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Ira Jackson Jr and Jay Matete scoring for the victors. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bradford City (0-1).
The victory against Bolton Wanderers came after Ira Jackson Jr's winning goal. The Grimsby Town manager P. Hurst was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 84th minute.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Grimsby as they are travelling to their away game against Oldham Athletic in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
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 (16 from 21 games). On the other hand, Grimsby have conceded 27 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Morecambe form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 8 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Morecambe are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Cole Stockton, Aaron Wildig and Carlos Mendes Gomes (2) scored in Morecambe's previous match, the home game against Oldham Athletic that ended 4-3. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Scunthorpe United.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Morecambe, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bolton Wanderers in just four days.
Morecambe have scored 26 goals on their travels this season, from 21 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. Morecambe have conceded 31 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Morecambe - Grimsby Town 3-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Grimsby wins - draws - Morecambe wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Gomes 15 goals |  C. Stockton 10 goals |  A. Wildig 8 goals |
Grimsby Town missing players
Morecambe missing players
| Grimsby Town | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 21 | 7 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 32 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | 62 |
| 59 | 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 31 | 57 |
| 85% | 81% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 67% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| 46% | 43% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 60% |
| 20% | 10% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | 31% |
| 7% | 5% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 5% | 10% |
| 51% | 57% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 67% | 67% |
| 22% | 29% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 41% | 33% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 19% | 14% |
| 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 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.1 | 9 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 29% | 29% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 91% | 90% | 79% |
- Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League Two
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 74 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 41 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 72 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 70 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 69 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 66 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 41 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 65 |
| 7 | Newport County | 41 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 62 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 41 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 61 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 61 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 41 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Salford City | 41 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 59 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 59 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 58 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 54 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 53 |
| 16 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 49 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 27 | -4 | 53 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 67 | 72 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 35 | -5 | 51 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 47 | 52 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -5 | 49 |
| 19 | Walsall | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 43 | 49 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 26 | -6 | 49 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 29 | -13 | 47 |
| 21 | Barrow | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 25 | -4 | 46 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 41 | 60 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -19 | 44 |
| 23 | Southend United | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 53 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -29 | 38 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 41 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 59 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -27 | 37 |
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