Grimsby Town manager Hurst looking for three points in Rochdale showdown

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

A total of 32 league matches are done and Grimsby Town are 14 points on top of Rochdale. How will it turn out?

Grimsby Town have less rest than Rochdale in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Two game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Blundell Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rochdale have had more rest.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Grimsby Town have managed 3 wins, 8 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 16 games. The home fans are hungry for more even though Grimsby Town have been steadily collecting points here at Blundell Park through three straight draws.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Grimsby Town, who played 1-1 against Newport County. That match was also played at this venue (Blundell Park). The attacker McAtee was declared "man of the match" for Grimsby with the rating of 7.43/10. McAtee scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Carlisle United.

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 7 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 2 and lost 4.

The manager Hurst will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sutton United in only three days.

On the other hand, Grimsby have conceded 19 goals.

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Rochdale form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rochdale so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-10 (win-draw-lose).

Rochdale are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the game against Stevenage (placed 3rd). Eureka; their first three points in the league after nine rounds not winning. Goalkeeper O'Donnell got the top player rating of the team with 7.84/10. O'Donnell topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Crewe Alexandra.

We have checked recent matches where Rochdale have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 5 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

The attacking power of Rochdale when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 17 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rochdale have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date logged meeting between these teams is the Rochdale - Grimsby 0-1 played earlier this season. Grimsby Town-Rochdale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Grimsby Town one win, Rochdale eight wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RochdaleD. Rodney
D. Rodney
8 goals
GrimsbyH. Clifton
H. Clifton
6 goals
RochdaleI. Henderson
I. Henderson
6 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

Rochdale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town Rochdale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 17 35
10 3 1 Won W 0 3 6
9 8 3 Drew D 2 4 7
13 5 1 Lost L 4 10 22
35 16 5 Scored S 4 14 29
41 19 3 Conceded C 10 26 52
91% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
72% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 59% 66%
47% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 41% 43%
19% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 12% 9%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 9%
53% 62% 40% BTTS BTTS 33% 41% 51%
28% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 18% 14%
28% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 67% 47% 37%
 
4.7 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.1 4.2
4.5 4.2 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.9 5.1
1.7 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.1 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.7 13.3 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.9 9.1
4.2 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 3
26% 23% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 28%
 
11.3 9.9 8.6 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 14.5 13.2
3 2.5 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.6 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 34 17 10 7 56 34 18 10 5 3 28 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 22 61
3 Stevenage 33 17 9 7 46 30 16 12 1 3 29 10 17 5 8 4 17 20 16 60
4 Northampton Town 34 16 11 7 47 32 17 8 5 4 22 15 17 8 6 3 25 17 15 59
5 Bradford City 34 16 10 8 42 29 17 7 6 4 22 15 17 9 4 4 20 14 13 58
6 Stockport County 35 16 8 11 48 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 56
7 Salford City 35 16 8 11 51 37 18 8 5 5 23 18 17 8 3 6 28 19 14 56
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 35 15 9 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 17 4 5 8 16 25 1 54
10 Barrow 35 15 6 14 38 41 17 9 2 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 51
11 Swindon Town 33 13 10 10 44 36 16 7 5 4 25 15 17 6 5 6 19 21 8 49
12 Tranmere Rovers 35 13 9 13 35 33 18 8 5 5 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 18 2 48
13 Doncaster Rovers 34 14 5 15 36 45 17 9 1 7 22 20 17 5 4 8 14 25 -9 47
14 Walsall 33 10 14 9 35 29 17 7 6 4 21 14 16 3 8 5 14 15 6 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 34 10 12 12 36 39 17 6 6 5 20 19 17 4 6 7 16 20 -3 42
16 Grimsby Town 32 10 9 13 35 41 16 3 8 5 16 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -6 39
17 Crewe Alexandra 33 8 15 10 29 40 18 6 6 6 18 20 15 2 9 4 11 20 -11 39
18 Newport County 34 9 11 14 33 40 16 4 4 8 15 21 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 38
19 Harrogate Town 35 8 11 16 40 51 18 4 7 7 22 27 17 4 4 9 18 24 -11 35
20 Colchester United 35 9 8 18 31 42 17 4 7 6 16 18 18 5 1 12 15 24 -11 35
21 Gillingham 34 8 11 15 21 37 16 6 4 6 11 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -16 35
22 Hartlepool United 35 6 11 18 37 63 17 3 7 7 19 29 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 29
23 Crawley Town 33 6 8 19 34 57 15 6 2 7 22 26 18 0 6 12 12 31 -23 26
24 Rochdale 35 6 7 22 29 52 18 3 3 12 15 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -23 25

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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 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 34 17 10 7 56 34 18 10 5 3 28 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 22 61
3 Stevenage 33 17 9 7 46 30 16 12 1 3 29 10 17 5 8 4 17 20 16 60
4 Northampton Town 34 16 11 7 47 32 17 8 5 4 22 15 17 8 6 3 25 17 15 59
5 Bradford City 34 16 10 8 42 29 17 7 6 4 22 15 17 9 4 4 20 14 13 58
6 Stockport County 35 16 8 11 48 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 56
7 Salford City 35 16 8 11 51 37 18 8 5 5 23 18 17 8 3 6 28 19 14 56
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 35 15 9 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 17 4 5 8 16 25 1 54
10 Barrow 35 15 6 14 38 41 17 9 2 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 51
11 Swindon Town 33 13 10 10 44 36 16 7 5 4 25 15 17 6 5 6 19 21 8 49
12 Tranmere Rovers 35 13 9 13 35 33 18 8 5 5 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 18 2 48
13 Doncaster Rovers 34 14 5 15 36 45 17 9 1 7 22 20 17 5 4 8 14 25 -9 47
14 Walsall 33 10 14 9 35 29 17 7 6 4 21 14 16 3 8 5 14 15 6 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 34 10 12 12 36 39 17 6 6 5 20 19 17 4 6 7 16 20 -3 42
16 Grimsby Town 32 10 9 13 35 41 16 3 8 5 16 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -6 39
17 Crewe Alexandra 33 8 15 10 29 40 18 6 6 6 18 20 15 2 9 4 11 20 -11 39
18 Newport County 34 9 11 14 33 40 16 4 4 8 15 21 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 38
19 Harrogate Town 35 8 11 16 40 51 18 4 7 7 22 27 17 4 4 9 18 24 -11 35
20 Colchester United 35 9 8 18 31 42 17 4 7 6 16 18 18 5 1 12 15 24 -11 35
21 Gillingham 34 8 11 15 21 37 16 6 4 6 11 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -16 35
22 Hartlepool United 35 6 11 18 37 63 17 3 7 7 19 29 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 29
23 Crawley Town 33 6 8 19 34 57 15 6 2 7 22 26 18 0 6 12 12 31 -23 26
24 Rochdale 35 6 7 22 29 52 18 3 3 12 15 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -23 25

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.