League Two: Crewe vs Grimsby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 40 match between Crewe and Grimsby and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Crewe enjoy home advantage, when visitors Grimsby swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Crewe vs Grimsby

Crewe Form

In the previous three games, Crewe drew 1-1 with Doncaster, lost 0-0 against Notts Co. and 0-1 against Port Vale. Crewe claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.

Grimsby Form

Grimsby look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Salford City, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Newport in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 1-2 win against Colchester in their most recent outing. Grimsby came through their last six away games in the League Two with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored ten and conceded seven.

Betting stats and facts for Crewe 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 Crewe and Grimsby played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Crewe vs Grimsby

Connor O’Riordan is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Grimsby look to Danny Rose, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.

Popular betting markets: Crewe vs Grimsby

Full-time result

Crewe claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Grimsby won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Grimsby didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Crewe scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Grimsby got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Grimsby played. Crewe managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Grimsby were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crewe, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Grimsby, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.