Ace Football previews the League Two round 9 match between Grimsby and Shrewsbury and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Shrewsbury come to Blundell Park for the League Two match this coming Saturday, Grimsby will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Grimsby are number 6 in the table on 13 points after eight matches. Shrewsbury rank as number 18 with eight points after eight matches played.
Team form: Grimsby vs Shrewsbury
Grimsby Form
Grimsby hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Bristol Rovers by 2-0, before winning 2-0 against Crawley. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Newport. Grimsby won four of their last six League Two matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored 12 goals.
Shrewsbury Form
Shrewsbury currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Northampton with a 2-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Crewe. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 2-2 against Colchester. Shrewsbury came through their last six away games in the League Two without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by nine goals to one.
Betting stats for Grimsby and Shrewsbury
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 Shrewsbury played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Grimsby have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Grimsby have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Grimsby have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the League Two and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Shrewsbury away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Shrewsbury have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches in the League Two while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Shrewsbury away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Grimsby vs Shrewsbury
Kieran Green is showing good form for Grimsby, scoring three goals in their last six matches. William Boyle scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
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Full-time result
Grimsby claimed a modest six 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 three. Shrewsbury won zero of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost seven of the games in this run. Grimsby have not lost to Shrewsbury in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Grimsby scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Shrewsbury scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Shrewsbury managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Grimsby have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Shrewsbury.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Grimsby, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Shrewsbury, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.
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