League Two: Grimsby vs Forest Green – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 36 match between Grimsby and Forest Green and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both Grimsby and Forest Green need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League Two table. The match takes place at Blundell Park and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Grimsby approach round 36 as number 22 in the League Two table with 30 points on their account so far. With 32 rounds behind them, Forest Green have amassed 27 points, placing them as number 23 in the standings.

Team form: Grimsby vs Forest Green

Grimsby Form

A single point is all Grimsby have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-3 and 1-5 against Stockport County and Doncaster respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Morecambe. Grimsby are without a win in their last six League Two matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 23 and scored ten goals.

Forest Green Form

Forest Green claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-0 against Crawley. A 1-0 win followed against Tranmere, before drawing 1-1 with Wrexham. Forest Green only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by 11 goals to nine.

Betting stats and facts for Grimsby and Forest Green

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Grimsby and Forest Green. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Grimsby vs Forest Green

It has been a superb season for Danny Rose so far as he managed to score impressive 12 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Grimsby rely on his abilities against Forest Green. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

Betting markets: Grimsby vs Forest Green

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Blundell Park across all tournaments Grimsby won three times, drew two and lost five times. Forest Green claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Forest Green have not lost to Grimsby in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Grimsby scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Forest Green scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 10 consecutive home games Grimsby played. Forest Green should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Grimsby only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Forest Green claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Forest Green have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Grimsby when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Grimsby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Forest Green’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.

Recommended tip: Grimsby vs Forest Green

To sum up, the upcoming match between Grimsby and Forest Green seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

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