League Two: Accrington vs Grimsby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Accrington and Grimsby and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Grimsby go up against Accrington on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Wham Stadium.

A glance at the League Two table reveals that the current difference between the teams is nine points and 18 places.

Team form: Accrington vs Grimsby

Accrington Form

Accrington are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Crewe by a 2-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Peterborough. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-1 against Salford City. Accrington are without a win in their last six League Two matches on home soil, which produced a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored six goals.

Grimsby Form

Grimsby look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Shrewsbury, who were defeated by 3-1. Then, Newport got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Walsall by 0-1. Grimsby only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by nine goals to eight.

Betting stats for Accrington and Grimsby

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 Accrington and Grimsby played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Accrington vs Grimsby

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Tyler Walton, who is performing well for Accrington. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Grimsby.The visitors will be looking to Jaze Kabia to find the net once again, after managing two League Two goals for Grimsby in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Accrington vs Grimsby

Full-time result

Accrington claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Grimsby won four of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost one of the games in this run. Grimsby didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Accrington scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Grimsby scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Grimsby should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Accrington only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Grimsby claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Accrington, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Grimsby, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.