Walsall vs Grimsby

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🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Jackson 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 36
Regular Season Table
Walsall 4 · Grimsby 9
Referee Stats
15 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 27%
Draws 33%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-10).
  • Grimsby controlled possession (57%).
  • Grimsby had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 13-6-5

Goals For / Against

48 / 33
Avg: 2.00 / 1.38

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Grimsby (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 32
Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
1.52
2.00
GF
1.35
1.38
GA
1.39
61%
O2.5
61%
70%
BTTS
57%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Walsall rank4th
Grimsby rank9th
Walsall points77
Grimsby points68
Walsall: #4 · 77 pts · GD +21
3 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Grimsby: #9 · 68 pts · GD -6
12 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals6-10
Record0-2-3
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 last 5 away

D D D L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals6-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 52% · 1H BTTS 30%

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home91%
Walsall clean sheet at home22%
Grimsby score away78%
Grimsby clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first0%
Walsall win after scoring first0%
Grimsby score first0%
Grimsby win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 0% · Grimsby 0%

Vs league average

Walsall score at home2.00 vs 1.37
Walsall concede at home1.38 vs 1.12
Grimsby score away1.35 vs 1.12
Grimsby concede away1.39 vs 1.37
Walsall score 46% above league average, while Grimsby score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Walsall are 22% above league average at home, and Grimsby are 1% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Walsall goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Grimsby goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
9
10
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
4
6
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
21
14
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
247
348
Passes Accurate
125
226
Passes %
51%
65%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games11
Home Wins3
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (45.5%)
BTTS8 (72.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Walsall vs Grimsby Head-to-Head History by Season