Grimsby Town have delivered good football so far this season, proven by 6th place in the table. Torquay United have an outlook both direction in the table from the 9th place.
- Grimsby Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Torquay United have the most matches over the total-line (20) in National League
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 are steadily winning National League games and points here at Blundell Park. 13 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 19 games. Grimsby Town has recorded two wins in a row here at Blundell Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A good away victory last time out for Grimsby, who won 1-0 against King's Lynn Town (placed 21st). Manager Hurst felt very clever after Abrahams scored the winning goal against King's Lynn Town, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 21st minute.
Ahead of that match, Grimsby Town won a home game hosting Stockport County (2-1).Grimsby Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Blundell Park with 34 goals in 19 league matches. Grimsby have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Torquay United form and stats
As the visiting team in National League matches, Torquay United have produced an overall stat of 7-4-7 so far.
196 minutes! That's how long the Torquay United goalkeeper Shaun MacDonald and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Torquay United delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Eastleigh (placed 19th) in their previous fixture.
Prior to that result Torquay won their away game at Woking. The scoreline was 1-0.Torquay United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of ten matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Torquay United have scored 25 goals in 18 league games away. Torquay have conceded 27 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Torquay United - Grimsby Town 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Grimsby Town four wins, three draws and Torquay United three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Little 14 goals | ![]() J. McAtee 13 goals | ![]() C. Lemonheigh-Evans 11 goals |
Grimsby Town missing players
Torquay United missing players
| Grimsby Town | Torquay United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 38 |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 58 | 34 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 61 |
| 36 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 27 | 49 |
| 90% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 82% |
| 44% | 47% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 56% | 61% |
| 26% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 22% | 34% |
| 13% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 13% |
| 46% | 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 72% | 55% |
| 36% | 42% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 29% |
| 28% | 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 22% | 24% |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.2 | 12.9 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 39% |
| 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.1 | 9.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grimsby Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Torquay United have the most matches over the total-line (20) in National League
- Torquay 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 | Stockport County | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 81 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 50 | 85 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 79 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 40 | 78 |
| 3 | Halifax Town | 39 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 77 |
| 4 | Solihull Moors | 39 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 72 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 39 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 64 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 70 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 69 |
| 7 | Notts County | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 67 |
| 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 39 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 65 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 49 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 60 |
| 10 | Boreham Wood | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 59 |
| 11 | Bromley | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 58 |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | -4 | 51 |
| 13 | Southend United | 39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -17 | 50 |
| 14 | Woking | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 49 |
| 15 | Altrincham | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -6 | 47 |
| 16 | Wealdstone | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 57 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 46 |
| 17 | Maidenhead United | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 62 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -20 | 46 |
| 18 | Barnet | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 79 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 43 | -30 | 42 |
| 19 | Eastleigh | 39 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 37 | -21 | 41 |
| 20 | Aldershot Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 63 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -26 | 37 |
| 21 | King's Lynn Town | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 39 | 73 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 38 | -34 | 29 |
| 22 | Weymouth | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 45 | -39 | 24 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 38 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 54 | -57 | 0 |
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- Grimsby Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- The Fishy - (supporter site)
- Cod almighty - (supporter fanzine)