League Two: Grimsby vs Accrington – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Grimsby and Accrington who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Grimsby face relegation-threatened Accrington at Blundell Park in round 18 of the League Two in a match that kick-offs on Tuesday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Grimsby approach round 18 as number 9 in the League Two table with 25 points on their account so far. With 17 rounds behind them, Accrington have amassed 18 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.

Form: Grimsby vs Accrington

Grimsby Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Grimsby beat AFC Wimbledon 0-1, followed by a 0-0 draw against Newport. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 0-1 defeat against Colchester. Grimsby just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Blundell Park. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 13 goals.

Accrington Form

In their previous three matches, Accrington drew 2-2 with Swindon, 2-2 with AFC Wimbledon and 2-2 with Swindon. Accrington won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Grimsby and Accrington

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Grimsby and Accrington. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Grimsby vs Accrington

Look no further than Danny Rose, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Grimsby in the League Two, while Josh Woods managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Accrington in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Grimsby vs Accrington

Full-time result

Grimsby claimed a modest two 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 seven. Accrington won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Accrington have not lost to Grimsby in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Grimsby scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Accrington got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Accrington will feel optimistic about scoring on Tuesday with Grimsby managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Accrington have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Grimsby when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Grimsby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Accrington, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Grimsby’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.