Grimsby Town are welcoming Stevenage for another important game after their 2-3 result against 14th-placed Crawley Town.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Grimsby Town and Stevenage.
Grimsby Town form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Grimsby Town have only managed 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Blundell Park.
Grimsby Town lost their last game at Crawley Town (placed 14th) after a 2-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Grimsby Town lost 0-1 at home to Exeter City.
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 two games) they have won 1 time, drawn 1 and lost 0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Forest Green Rovers in only four days. This game is also played here at Blundell Park.
Grimsby Town aren't scoring a lot here at Blundell Park in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. 18 goals have been conceded.
Stevenage form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Stevenage so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-6 (win-draw-lose).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Plymouth Argyle with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-3 defeat away at Exeter City before that.
We have checked recent matches where Stevenage have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were W0-D8-L7.
After this away game Stevenage return home for a League Two game against Leyton Orient. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Stevenage as they have only managed to score 10 times from 14 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Stevenage have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Stevenage - Grimsby Town 2-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 1 - 1 - 5 (Grimsby Town wins - draws - Stevenage wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hanson 6 goals |   K. Guthrie 5 goals |  E. Whitehouse 3 goals |
Grimsby Town missing players
Stevenage missing players
| Grimsby Town | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 33 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 15 | 33 |
| 89% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 64% | 69% |
| 59% | 54% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 33% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 26% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 41% | 31% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 38% |
| 26% | 23% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | 38% |
| 44% | 54% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 55% |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4 | 5 |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 310 | 145 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 152 | 347 |
| 92 | 47 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 48 | 106 |
| 29% | 23% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 19% |
- Grimsby Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
- Stevenage has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Stevenage has the fewest scored goals (20)
- Stevenage has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- Stevenage has the most matches under the total-line (20)
- Stevenage have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 56 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 54 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 49 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Newport County | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Salford City | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Walsall | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 36 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -2 | 35 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 33 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -10 | 31 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -6 | 30 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 30 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -19 | 29 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 28 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 23 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 29 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 22 |