Ace Football previews the League Two game between Grimsby and Morecambe who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Morecambe go up against Grimsby on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Blundell Park.
Grimsby approach the next League Two round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 62 points this season so far. With 40 games behind them, Morecambe amassed 36 points, placing them as number 23 before their next fixture.
Form: Grimsby vs Morecambe
Grimsby Form
In their last three matches, Grimsby beat Newport by 1-0 and Colchester by 1-2, before losing against Crewe by 2-0. Grimsby won three of their previous six matches at Blundell Park in the League Two. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring six goals to six against.
Morecambe Form
In their last three matches, Morecambe lost against Port Vale by 1-0, beat Swindon by 1-0 winning 2-0 against Cheltenham. Morecambe came through their last six away games in the League Two without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by nine goals to two.
Betting stats and facts for Grimsby and Morecambe
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Grimsby and Morecambe. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 11 Grimsby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Grimsby home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Grimsby matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Grimsby home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Morecambe have lost the last 9 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Morecambe have lost the last 8 away matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 19 of the last 21 Morecambe matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Morecambe away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Morecambe have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Players in form: Grimsby vs Morecambe
Look no further than Jayden Luker, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Grimsby in the League Two, while Lee Angol managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Morecambe in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Grimsby vs Morecambe
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Blundell Park across all tournaments Grimsby won five times, drew three and lost two times. Morecambe claimed one wins, zero draw and nine defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Grimsby scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Morecambe only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Morecambe should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Grimsby only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Morecambe claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Morecambe have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Grimsby when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Grimsby, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in two of the last ten matches that Morecambe played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.
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