Football tips: Grimsby Town vs Tranmere Rovers - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Wed 17.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

The visiting Tranmere Rovers side should be favourites in this visit to Grimsby Town, as the away team holds a 31 point advantage from their 33 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League Two

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 Tranmere Rovers.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

Grimsby Town's struggle is real here at Blundell Park with only 14 points collected from 17 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-5-9.

Grimsby drew their last game, also a home match. Colchester United (placed 20th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Carlisle United the opponent.

Grimsby Town are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Mansfield Town awaits in three days.

Grimsby have scored 12 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Grimsby have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

8-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tranmere Rovers in their League Two matches away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Exeter City game have they lost an away game, meaning Tranmere has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

Tranmere lost away at Sunderland (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Southend United at their stadium, the result 2-0.

After this away game Tranmere return home for a League Two game against Exeter City. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting Tranmere have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 16 games. Tranmere have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Tranmere Rovers - Grimsby 5-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - one - four (Grimsby wins - draws - Tranmere Rovers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tranmere RoversJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
18 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Woolery
K. Woolery
7 goals
Tranmere RoversP. Lewis
P. Lewis
6 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 17 4 Played P 4 16 33
6 3 0 Won W 3 8 17
8 5 0 Drew D 1 5 6
19 9 4 Lost L 0 3 10
24 12 3 Scored S 8 21 46
52 24 10 Conceded C 4 19 38
85% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 91%
64% 65% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 58%
52% 47% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 44% 45%
21% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 36%
9% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 19% 18%
48% 53% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 33%
21% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 39%
45% 35% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.5 7.6 8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 10.4 10.1
2.4 2 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.2 3.4
31% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 40% 41%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 34 18 8 8 46 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 62
2 Cambridge United 36 18 7 11 54 34 18 9 5 4 23 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 20 61
3 Forest Green Rovers 34 17 10 7 49 36 17 8 6 3 26 19 17 9 4 4 23 17 13 61
4 Newport County 34 16 9 9 45 34 16 9 4 3 19 15 18 7 5 6 26 19 11 57
5 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
6 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 17 8 5 4 24 23 3 57
7 Morecambe 35 16 8 11 50 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 18 7 4 7 24 28 1 56
8 Exeter City 33 14 11 8 57 38 17 9 3 5 33 17 16 5 8 3 24 21 19 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Crawley Town 33 14 8 11 44 40 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 4 50
11 Harrogate Town 35 14 6 15 40 40 16 6 4 6 15 15 19 8 2 9 25 25 0 48
12 Carlisle United 31 14 5 12 44 37 16 10 2 4 32 21 15 4 3 8 12 16 7 47
13 Bradford City 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 7 5 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 47
14 Leyton Orient 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 44
15 Stevenage 36 9 16 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 19 3 10 6 11 19 -3 43
16 Mansfield Town 34 9 13 12 41 45 16 4 6 6 22 24 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 40
17 Oldham Athletic 34 11 7 16 51 60 18 4 2 12 23 33 16 7 5 4 28 27 -9 40
18 Scunthorpe United 33 12 4 17 34 43 16 6 2 8 18 23 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 40
19 Walsall 33 8 14 11 36 42 18 5 5 8 17 22 15 3 9 3 19 20 -6 38
20 Colchester United 34 8 13 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 18 1 8 9 10 29 -15 37
21 Port Vale 35 9 8 18 43 50 18 5 5 8 21 20 17 4 3 10 22 30 -7 35
22 Barrow 32 8 8 16 36 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 16 4 1 11 14 20 -5 32
23 Southend United 35 7 9 19 21 49 18 4 3 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 30
24 Grimsby Town 33 6 8 19 24 52 17 3 5 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 26

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 34 18 8 8 46 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 62
2 Cambridge United 36 18 7 11 54 34 18 9 5 4 23 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 20 61
3 Forest Green Rovers 34 17 10 7 49 36 17 8 6 3 26 19 17 9 4 4 23 17 13 61
4 Newport County 34 16 9 9 45 34 16 9 4 3 19 15 18 7 5 6 26 19 11 57
5 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
6 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 17 8 5 4 24 23 3 57
7 Morecambe 35 16 8 11 50 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 18 7 4 7 24 28 1 56
8 Exeter City 33 14 11 8 57 38 17 9 3 5 33 17 16 5 8 3 24 21 19 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Crawley Town 33 14 8 11 44 40 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 4 50
11 Harrogate Town 35 14 6 15 40 40 16 6 4 6 15 15 19 8 2 9 25 25 0 48
12 Carlisle United 31 14 5 12 44 37 16 10 2 4 32 21 15 4 3 8 12 16 7 47
13 Bradford City 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 7 5 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 47
14 Leyton Orient 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 44
15 Stevenage 36 9 16 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 19 3 10 6 11 19 -3 43
16 Mansfield Town 34 9 13 12 41 45 16 4 6 6 22 24 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 40
17 Oldham Athletic 34 11 7 16 51 60 18 4 2 12 23 33 16 7 5 4 28 27 -9 40
18 Scunthorpe United 33 12 4 17 34 43 16 6 2 8 18 23 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 40
19 Walsall 33 8 14 11 36 42 18 5 5 8 17 22 15 3 9 3 19 20 -6 38
20 Colchester United 34 8 13 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 18 1 8 9 10 29 -15 37
21 Port Vale 35 9 8 18 43 50 18 5 5 8 21 20 17 4 3 10 22 30 -7 35
22 Barrow 32 8 8 16 36 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 16 4 1 11 14 20 -5 32
23 Southend United 35 7 9 19 21 49 18 4 3 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 30
24 Grimsby Town 33 6 8 19 24 52 17 3 5 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 26

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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.