Top-drawer Stevenage visit Grimsby Town after their 1-0-result against Hartlepool United. Check out our thorough match preview!
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stevenage haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Grimsby Town form and stats
Grimsby Town's results here at Blundell Park in the League Two have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Grimsby has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Hurst and the players.
The Grimsby Town crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Doncaster Rovers here at Blundell Park. Defender Smith got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.15/10. Smith won 6 of 8 duels.
A 1-1 result against Manchester City U21 (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) before that, played at home in the EFL Trophy.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the EFL Trophy game versus Accrington Stanley in only two days. This game is also played here at Blundell Park.
9 goals have been conceded.
Stevenage form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Stevenage playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Stevenage had fun at their own home (Blundell Park) last time out, beating Hartlepool United 1-0. Rose scored. Rose, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.25. Rose scored one goal and hit two key passes.
One match before, 1-1 at home vs Charlton Athletic (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in the Carabao Cup.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Arsenal U21 in just two days.
Stevenage are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Stevenage have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Grimsby victories, two draws and six Stevenage wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Clifton 5 goals |  J. Roberts 5 goals |  D. Rose 5 goals |
Grimsby Town missing players
Stevenage missing players
| Grimsby Town | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 88% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 78% | 67% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | 44% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 67% | 50% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 11% | 39% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 22% | 11% |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 12.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 13.1 | 13.9 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 26% | 25% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | 33% |
| 11.9 | 10.9 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stevenage 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 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Barrow | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Salford City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Walsall | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Newport County | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 13 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
- Grimsby Town
- Grimsby Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- The Fishy - (supporter site)
- Cod almighty - (supporter fanzine)
