League Two

League Two | Gameweek 26

Jan 1, 2024 at 3pm UK

Blundell Park

Grimsby Town
1 - 6
Walsall

Rose (29')

FT(HT: 1-2)

James-Taylor (38'), Hutchinson (43', 55' pen.), Earing (50'), Farquharson (66'), Johnson (90+5')
Allen (71')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's League Two clash between Grimsby Town and Walsall, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Grimsby Town

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Salford City 0-3 Grimsby Town
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

Walsall

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Walsall 3-1 Wrexham
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Grimsby Town 1-2 Walsall

While each are coming off a strong performance, the consistency and overall depth of the visitors has us leaning towards them winning a rare encounter at Blundell Park. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Grimsby Town win with a probability of 50.28%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 26.56% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Grimsby Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.59%) and 2-0 (7.7%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-2 (6.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-6 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Walsall would win this match.

Result
Grimsby Town	Draw	Walsall
50.28% ( -0.38)	23.16% ( 0.16)	26.56% ( 0.22)

Both teams to score 59.37% (

-0.32)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.56% (

-0.52)

41.44% (

0.52)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.16% (

-0.53)

63.84% (

0.53)

Grimsby Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.37% (

-0.33)

16.63% (

0.33)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.54% (

-0.59)

46.46% (

0.59)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.21% (

-0.11)

28.79% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.36% (

-0.13)

64.63% (

0.13)

Score Analysis

Grimsby Town 50.28%

Walsall 26.56%

Draw 23.16%

Grimsby Town	Draw	Walsall
2-1 @ 9.59% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 8.59% ( 0.11) 2-0 @ 7.7% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 5.74% ( -0.07) 3-0 @ 4.61% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 3.57% ( -0.06) 4-1 @ 2.57% ( -0.06) 4-0 @ 2.07% ( -0.04) 4-2 @ 1.6% ( -0.04) 5-1 @ 0.92% ( -0.03) Other @ 3.31% Total : 50.28%	1-1 @ 10.69% ( 0.1) 2-2 @ 5.97% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 4.79% ( 0.11) 3-3 @ 1.48% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.23% Total : 23.16%	1-2 @ 6.66% ( 0.04) 0-1 @ 5.96% ( 0.12) 0-2 @ 3.71% ( 0.07) 1-3 @ 2.76% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.48% ( -0.02) 0-3 @ 1.54% ( 0.02) Other @ 3.44% Total : 26.56%