Delightful dogfight as daring Stockport County duel with determined Grimsby Town

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Tue 31.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Edgeley Park (10832 seats)

Grimsby Town have travelled here for an absorbing battle against the home team Stockport County. Get smart on the match with this thorough National League preview!

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 Stockport and Grimsby Town.

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Stockport County form and stats

Stockport County's first National League home game here at Edgeley Park ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 11 draws and 2 defeats from 21 matches.

A good away victory last time out for Stockport, who won 1-0 against Southend United (placed 12th).

Preceding that match was the home game against Dagenham & Redbridge that was lost 1-3.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stockport handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, four draws and three defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Stockport as they are travelling to their away game against Boreham Wood in the National League. That match is four days after this one.

Stockport County has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

Let's have a look at how Grimsby Town performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 24th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 13 draws and 23 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 69 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 13 with 20/39 goals scored/conceded. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Grimsby are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Impressive finishing from J. McAtee secured the home win 1-0 against Weymouth in their previous game.

Prior to that match, the Grimsby manager P. Hurst faced defeat when travelling to Cambridge United and losing 0-3.

We have checked recent matches where Grimsby have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were four victories, one draw and ten defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Barnet in just four days.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Stockport wins - draws - Grimsby Town wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

StockportJ. Rooney
J. Rooney
2 goals
Grimsby TownJ. McAtee
J. McAtee
1 goals

Stockport County missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stockport County Grimsby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 1 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.5 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
10 12 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 16
2 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 10
50% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 10%
Stockport County Last season Grimsby Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
43 22   Played P   23 46
21 8   Won W   5 10
14 11   Drew D   5 13
8 3   Lost L   13 23
69 31   Scored S   20 37
33 17   Conceded C   39 69
88% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 87%
70% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 65%
44% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 50%
23% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 20%
7% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 9%
40% 45%   BTTS BTTS   48% 50%
44% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 22%
28% 27%   Failed to Score F T   48% 41%
 
7 7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 3.9
3.7 3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5.4
1.1 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
4 1   Red cards R C   3 5
 
9.8 9.4   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 9.2
4.5 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 2.7
36% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dagenham & Redbridge 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 6
2 Chesterfield 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Maidenhead United 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Boreham Wood 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
5 Notts County 2 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 4
6 Wrexham 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4
7 Altrincham 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
8 Grimsby Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Halifax Town 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 3
10 Woking 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
11 King's Lynn Town 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
12 Southend United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
13 Stockport County 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
14 Solihull Moors 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 Torquay United 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
16 Barnet 2 0 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -5 1
17 Yeovil Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Bromley 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
19 Eastleigh 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Wealdstone 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Aldershot Town 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
22 Weymouth 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
23 Dover Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 -12
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sutton United 42 25 9 8 72 36 21 14 4 3 43 16 21 11 5 5 29 20 36 84
2 Torquay United 42 23 11 8 68 39 21 11 6 4 34 20 21 12 5 4 34 19 29 80
3 Stockport County 42 21 14 7 69 32 21 8 11 2 31 16 21 13 3 5 38 16 37 77
4 Hartlepool United 42 22 10 10 66 43 21 14 3 4 36 19 21 8 7 6 30 24 23 76
5 Notts County 42 20 10 12 62 41 21 11 3 7 33 20 21 9 7 5 29 21 21 70
6 Chesterfield 42 21 6 15 60 43 21 10 3 8 32 19 21 11 3 7 28 24 17 69
7 Bromley 42 19 12 11 63 53 21 8 6 7 30 28 21 11 6 4 33 25 10 69
8 Wrexham 42 19 11 12 64 43 21 10 6 5 32 17 21 9 5 7 32 26 21 68
9 Eastleigh 42 18 12 12 49 40 21 11 6 4 25 12 21 7 6 8 24 28 9 66
10 Halifax Town 42 19 8 15 63 54 21 9 4 8 33 30 21 10 4 7 30 24 9 65
11 Solihull Moors 42 19 7 16 58 48 21 15 2 4 37 16 21 4 5 12 21 32 10 64
12 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 17 9 16 53 48 21 9 6 6 27 22 21 8 3 10 26 26 5 60
13 Maidenhead United 42 15 11 16 62 60 21 7 4 10 30 34 21 8 7 6 32 26 2 56
14 Boreham Wood 42 13 16 13 52 48 21 5 9 7 26 28 21 8 7 6 26 20 4 55
15 Aldershot Town 42 15 7 20 59 66 21 8 3 10 30 33 21 7 4 10 29 33 -7 52
16 Yeovil Town 42 15 7 20 58 68 21 10 3 8 31 25 21 5 4 12 27 43 -10 52
17 Altrincham 42 12 11 19 46 60 21 6 6 9 25 28 21 6 5 10 21 32 -14 47
18 Weymouth 42 11 6 25 45 71 21 7 2 12 25 36 21 4 4 13 20 35 -26 39
19 Wealdstone 42 10 7 25 49 99 21 7 2 12 32 51 21 3 5 13 17 48 -50 37
20 Woking 42 8 9 25 42 69 21 5 6 10 27 36 21 3 3 15 15 33 -27 33
21 King's Lynn Town 42 7 10 25 50 98 21 4 8 9 28 39 21 3 2 16 22 59 -48 31
22 Barnet 42 8 7 27 37 88 21 5 2 14 16 39 21 3 5 13 21 49 -51 31
23 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dagenham & Redbridge 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 6
2 Chesterfield 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Maidenhead United 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Boreham Wood 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
5 Notts County 2 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 4
6 Wrexham 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4
7 Altrincham 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
8 Grimsby Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Halifax Town 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 3
10 Woking 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
11 King's Lynn Town 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
12 Southend United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
13 Stockport County 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
14 Solihull Moors 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 Torquay United 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
16 Barnet 2 0 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -5 1
17 Yeovil Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Bromley 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
19 Eastleigh 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Wealdstone 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Aldershot Town 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
22 Weymouth 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
23 Dover Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 -12

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