Ace Football previews the League Two round 31 match between Grimsby and Carlisle and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Carlisle come to Blundell Park for the League Two match on Saturday, Grimsby will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Grimsby approach the next League Two round as number 9 in the table, having claimed 42 points this season so far. With 29 games behind them, Carlisle amassed 21 points, placing them as number 24 before their next fixture.
Form: Grimsby vs Carlisle
Grimsby Form
In their last three matches, Grimsby lost 3-0 against Barrow, drew 1-1 against Gillingham, before winning 0-2 against Bromley. Grimsby won three of their previous six matches at Blundell Park in the League Two. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 12 goals to seven against.
Carlisle Form
Carlisle have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-2 win against Fleetwood. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Notts Co., before suffering another loss in a 1-5 match against Swindon. Carlisle claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by seven goals to five.
Betting stats for Grimsby and Carlisle
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 Carlisle played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Grimsby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Grimsby home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Grimsby matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Carlisle matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Carlisle matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Carlisle away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Carlisle have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Carlisle have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Grimsby vs Carlisle
Danny Rose found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Kadeem Harris just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Grimsby vs Carlisle
Full-time result
Grimsby won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Blundell Park. They drew three and lost four as well, while Carlisle won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Carlisle conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.
Both teams to score
Grimsby scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Carlisle scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Carlisle will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Grimsby managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Grimsby have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Carlisle.
Total goals
Grimsby saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Carlisle’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Carlisle conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.