Grimsby vs Barrow

Grimsby

5 - 0

Barrow

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Speedie 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Grimsby 7 · Barrow 24

Referee Stats

Benjamin Speedie

10 matches · 3.70 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.70
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	40%
Draws	10%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-10).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Grimsby had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Grimsby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-7

Goals For / Against

42 / 24

Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Barrow (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-14

Goals For / Against

27 / 44

Avg: 1.17 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

0.74

1.75

1.17

1.00

1.91

52%

O2.5

78%

48%

BTTS

70%

48%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Grimsby rank7th

Barrow rank24th

Grimsby points78

Barrow points36

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.

Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

42-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.

Barrow last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-14

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.570%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Grimsby score at home83%

Grimsby clean sheet at home39%

Barrow score away74%

Barrow clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first48%

Grimsby win after scoring first82%

Barrow score first39%

Barrow win after scoring first44%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Grimsby 60% · Barrow 10%

Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 41.3' · Barrow 16.7'

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.37

Grimsby concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Barrow score away1.17 vs 1.20

Barrow concede away1.91 vs 1.37

Grimsby score 27% above league average, while Barrow score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Grimsby are 17% below league average at home, and Barrow are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Barrow goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

0-15 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

308

340

Passes Accurate

189

220

Passes %

61%

65%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Cook

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Burns

36' ↑↓

↑↓

36' ⇄ J. Walker

1st substitution · For: G. McEachran

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. Green

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kabia

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Newby

1st substitution · For: C. Mahoney

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Barkhuizen

2nd substitution · For: J. Gordon

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

J. Kabia

Normal Goal · Assist: G. McEachran

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Burns

2nd substitution · For: J. Amaluzor

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Turi

3rd substitution · For: C. Oduor

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Earing

3rd substitution · For: S. Smith

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ D. Rose

4th substitution · For: T. Walker

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. MacDonald

5th substitution · For: S. Foley

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ G. McEachran

4th substitution · For: J. Sweeney

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Cook

5th substitution · For: Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

K. Green

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Staunton

90+10' ⚽

⚽

90+10' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

J. Kabia

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Amaluzor

Grimsby vs Barrow 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Grimsby beat Barrow 5-0 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Benjamin Speedie. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: Grimsby took the lead at 17' when A. Cook scored, with the assist credited to D. Burns, making the score 1-0. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 36', with J. Walker replacing G. McEachran. Grimsby extended the lead at 41' when K. Green scored, with the assist credited to J. Kabia, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Barrow made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Newby replacing C. Mahoney. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Barkhuizen replacing J. Gordon. Grimsby extended the lead at 61' when J. Kabia scored, with the assist credited to G. McEachran, making the score 3-0. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 62', with D. Burns replacing J. Amaluzor. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 62', with G. Turi replacing C. Oduor. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 67', with J. Earing replacing S. Smith. Barrow made their 4th substitution at 67', with D. Rose replacing T. Walker. Barrow made their 5th substitution at 75', with A. MacDonald replacing S. Foley. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 79', with G. McEachran replacing J. Sweeney. Grimsby made their 5th substitution at 80', with A. Cook replacing Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell. Grimsby extended the lead at 87' when K. Green scored, with the assist credited to R. Staunton, making the score 4-0. Grimsby added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+10' when J. Kabia scored, with the assist credited to J. Amaluzor, making the score 5-0.

Grimsby used 5 substitutions while Barrow used 5 substitutions.