Walsall vs Grimsby

0 - 1

🕒 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Corlett 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Walsall 13 · Grimsby 7

Referee Stats

Matthew Corlett

9 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	22%
Draws	22%
Away wins	56%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-15).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Grimsby had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 30

Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Grimsby (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29

Avg: 1.46 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.26

PPG

1.67

1.00

1.46

1.30

1.21

48%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

52%

35%

Score 1st

61%

League-position context

Walsall rank13th

Grimsby rank7th

Walsall points65

Grimsby points78

Walsall: #13 · 65 pts · GD +0

21 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

L L D W D

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-9

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Grimsby last 5 away

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

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.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home61%

Walsall clean sheet at home26%

Grimsby score away83%

Grimsby clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first35%

Walsall win after scoring first63%

Grimsby score first61%

Grimsby win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 27% · Grimsby 33%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 25.9' · Grimsby 33.1'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.00 vs 1.37

Walsall concede at home1.30 vs 1.20

Grimsby score away1.46 vs 1.20

Grimsby concede away1.21 vs 1.37

Walsall score 27% below league average, while Grimsby score 21% above league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 8% above league average at home, and Grimsby are 12% below 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)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Grimsby goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 6

61-75 4

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

319

395

Passes Accurate

207

279

Passes %

65%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32'

32' J. Sweeney

37' ↑↓

↑↓

37' ⇄ J. Stuttle

1st substitution · For: A. Adomah

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ M. Hancock

2nd substitution · For: C. Clarke

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Khouri

Normal Goal

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Pressley

3rd substitution · For: J. Matt

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Lakin

4th substitution · For: J. Hollman

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Jamie Jellis

5th substitution · For: R. Finnigan

75'

75' D. Cox

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Kabia

1st substitution · For: Cameron Gardner

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Burns

2nd substitution · For: J. Amaluzor

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Vernam

3rd substitution · For: J. Walker

89'

89' G. McEachran

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Green

4th substitution · For: T. Warren

90+6'

90+6' M. Roberts

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

Grimsby beat Walsall 1-0 on Tuesday, 19 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Matthew Corlett. It was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Sweeney received a yellow card for Grimsby at 32'. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 37', with J. Stuttle replacing A. Adomah.

Second half: Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 55', with M. Hancock replacing C. Clarke. Grimsby took the lead at 68' when E. Khouri scored, making the score 0-1. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Pressley replacing J. Matt. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 72', with C. Lakin replacing J. Hollman. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 73', with Jamie Jellis replacing R. Finnigan. D. Cox received a yellow card for Walsall at 75'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 77', with J. Kabia replacing Cameron Gardner. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 77', with D. Burns replacing J. Amaluzor. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 82', with C. Vernam replacing J. Walker. G. McEachran received a yellow card for Grimsby at 89'. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 89', with K. Green replacing T. Warren. M. Roberts received a yellow card for Walsall at 90+6'.

Walsall used 5 substitutions while Grimsby used 4 substitutions. Walsall got 2 yellow cards, while Grimsby got 2 yellow cards.