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Grimsby vs Barnet

Grimsby
1 - 0
Barnet
🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ Jamie O'Connor 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Grimsby 7 · Barnet 8
Referee Stats
Jamie O'Connor
9 matches · 2.56 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.56
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 44%
Draws 33%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-14).
  • Grimsby controlled possession (62%).
  • Grimsby had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Grimsby (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-5-7

Goals For / Against

42 / 24
Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

41
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
Barnet (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 24
Avg: 1.39 / 1.04

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.71
PPG
1.74
1.75
GF
1.39
1.00
GA
1.04
52%
O2.5
39%
48%
BTTS
52%
48%
Score 1st
52%

League-position context

Grimsby rank7th
Barnet rank8th
Grimsby points78
Barnet points76
Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24
8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Barnet: #8 · 76 pts · GD +17
10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Grimsby last 5 home

W W L W W
Points12/15
Weighted index80
Goals14-5
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Barnet last 5 away

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals13-6
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 17%

Barnet trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Grimsby score at home83%
Grimsby clean sheet at home39%
Barnet score away74%
Barnet clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first48%
Grimsby win after scoring first82%
Barnet score first52%
Barnet win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Grimsby 60% · Barnet 38%
Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 41.3' · Barnet 41.9'

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.37
Grimsby concede at home1.00 vs 1.20
Barnet score away1.39 vs 1.20
Barnet concede away1.04 vs 1.37
Grimsby score 27% above league average, while Barnet score 15% above league average.
Defensive side: Grimsby are 17% below league average at home, and Barnet are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Grimsby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
46-60 8
61-75 8
76-90+ 8
16-30 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
31-45 3
0-15 1
61-75 1

Barnet goal timing (away)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
76-90+ 9
31-45 5
61-75 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
14
14
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
12
8
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
5
7
Fouls
12
9
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
392
237
Passes Accurate
280
119
Passes %
71%
50%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
11'
11' J. Kizzi
19' ↑↓
↑↓
19' ⇄ R. Browne
1st substitution · For: K. Smith
28'
28' I. Kanu
32'
32' E. Khouri
41' ↑↓
↑↓
41' ⇄ D. Tharme
1st substitution · For: R. Staunton
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell
2nd substitution · For: J. Kabia
51' ⚽
⚽
51' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Sweeney
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Burns
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ I. Kanu
2nd substitution · For: O. Hawkins
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ G. Turi
3rd substitution · For: G. McEachran
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ D. Burns
4th substitution · For: A. Cook
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ C. Vernam
5th substitution · For: T. Sellars-Fleming
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ L. Ndlovu
3rd substitution · For: B. Assombalonga

Grimsby vs Barnet 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Grimsby beat Barnet 1-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Jamie O'Connor. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Kizzi received a red card for Barnet at 11'. Barnet made their 1st substitution at 19', with R. Browne replacing K. Smith. I. Kanu received a yellow card for Barnet at 28'. E. Khouri received a yellow card for Grimsby at 32'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 41', with D. Tharme replacing R. Staunton.

Second half: Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell replacing J. Kabia. Grimsby took the lead at 51' when J. Sweeney scored, with the assist credited to D. Burns, making the score 1-0. Barnet made their 2nd substitution at 66', with I. Kanu replacing O. Hawkins. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 69', with G. Turi replacing G. McEachran. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 72', with D. Burns replacing A. Cook. Grimsby made their 5th substitution at 73', with C. Vernam replacing T. Sellars-Fleming. Barnet made their 3rd substitution at 80', with L. Ndlovu replacing B. Assombalonga.

Grimsby used 5 substitutions while Barnet used 3 substitutions. Grimsby got 1 yellow card, while Barnet got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-14).
  • Grimsby controlled possession (62%).
  • Grimsby had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Grimsby vs Barnet Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
17 Jan 2026 Grimsby vs Barnet 1 - 0 20 Sep 2025 Barnet vs Grimsby 3 - 0
2017-2018 Season
14 Apr 2018 Grimsby vs Barnet 2 - 2 25 Nov 2017 Barnet vs Grimsby 0 - 2
2016-2017 Season
29 Apr 2017 Barnet vs Grimsby 3 - 1 12 Nov 2016 Grimsby vs Barnet 2 - 2