Ace Football previews the League Two round 3 match between Grimsby and Newport and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Newport head over to the Blundell Park this coming Saturday to face title favourites Grimsby in a round 3 match in the League Two.
Grimsby are number 5 in the table on four points after two matches. Newport rank as number 9 with four points after two matches played.
Team form: Grimsby vs Newport
Grimsby Form
Grimsby look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Crawley by 3-0, before drawing 3-3 with Harrogate Town. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Shrewsbury 3-1. Grimsby won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored seven and conceded seven goals.
Newport Form
In their last three matches, Newport drew 1-1 with Notts Co., won 1-2 against Crawley, and lost 0-1 against Millwall. Newport only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to four.
Betting facts for Grimsby and Newport
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Grimsby and Newport played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Grimsby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Grimsby home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Grimsby matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Grimsby home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Newport matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Newport away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Newport matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Newport matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Newport away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Grimsby vs Newport
Danny Rose found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Liam Shephard just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Grimsby vs Newport
Full-time result
Grimsby claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Newport won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Grimsby have not lost to Newport in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Grimsby scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Newport scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Grimsby probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Newport managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Grimsby have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Newport.
Total goals
Grimsby saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Newport, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.
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