Grimsby Town hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 20th position in the League Two table. Visiting Scunthorpe United holds 13th place with 25 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Grimsby Town form and stats
Grimsby Town's struggle is real here at Blundell Park with only 9 points collected from 9 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 550 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Rose was the last player to find the net.
Grimsby Town drew their last game, 0-0 away at Carlisle United (placed 21st). Preceding that match was the home game against Swindon Town that was lost 0-3.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Grimsby Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 5 Lost 6.
Grimsby Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 games. Grimsby Town have conceded 15 from these games.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Scunthorpe United so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Scunthorpe United love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Scunthorpe United delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Colchester United (placed 9th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Forest Green Rovers.
It looked so good for Scunthorpe United vs Colchester United, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Scunthorpe United playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were 4 Scunthorpe United wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
Scunthorpe United have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Scunthorpe United have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Grimsby Town, 1 draw and 3 wins for Scunthorpe United. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.Top Goalscorers
 
K. van Veen
6 goals
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J. Hanson
5 goals
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L. Novak
4 goals
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Grimsby Town missing players
Scunthorpe United missing players
| Grimsby Town | Scunthorpe United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 | 9 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 25 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 28 |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 63% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 81% |
| 42% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 52% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 37% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 24% |
| 53% | 56% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 30% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 210 | 93 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 106 | 248 |
| 65 | 32 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 33 | 83 |
| 31% | 28% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 35% |
- Grimsby Town has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Grimsby Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Scunthorpe United has the most conceded goals in the second half (21)
- Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newport County | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Salford City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 15 |