Grimsby Town arrive at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday for the League Two game with home team Crawley Town.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Crawley Town v Grimsby Town - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Crawley Town
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Crawley Town enter this match following a 2-2 League Two drawn match against Sutton United.
For Crawley Town, goals were scored by Liam Kelly (42') and Klaidi Lolos (91'). Charlie Lakin (48') and Oliver Sanderson (79') scored for Sutton United.
Crawley Town have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 matches.
Theyโve totted up the amount of 14 during that time and have conceded a total of 11. We will find out if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
Leading up to this clash, Crawley Town:
- are unbeaten in the league by Grimsby Town in their last 2 games.
- are without a win at home for the past 4 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.
Grimsby Town
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Grimsby Town will go into the meeting following a 2-0 League Two win over Swindon Town in their most recent fixture.
For Grimsby Town, goals were scored by Liam Smith (75') and Donovan Wilson (85').
In 5 of the prior six games involving Grimsby Town, a comparatively low number of goals have been struck between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell is a mere 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by The Mariners being 1.17.
Coming into this meeting, Grimsby Town have not been beaten by Crawley Town when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A review of their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 25/01/2020 tells us that Crawley Town have won 2 of these & Grimsby Town 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
A combined sum of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them from The Red Devils and 12 coming from The Mariners. The average goals per game has been 3.5.
The last league fixture between the two was League Two match day 9 on 23/09/2023 when it finished Grimsby Town 2-3 Crawley Town.
The referee was Simon Mather.
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Team News: Crawley Town
The Crawley Town boss Scott Lindsay does not have any fitness concerns at all coming into this game with a completely injury-free group available to select from.
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Team News: Grimsby Town
Out of a mainly available group, there is only the one fitness worry for the Grimsby Town boss David Artell to be concerned about. Callum Ainley (Cancer) wonโt be playing here.
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Prediction
Weโre of the opinion that Grimsby Town will need to put in a solid display to see themselves scoring against this Crawley Town team who we reckon should be able to grind out a win.
Our tip is therefore for a very even match with a 1-0 victory for Crawley Town when the referee blows for full-time.
Weโre expecting it to be that close.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
18:02 23/04/2024
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Crawley Town
Formed: 1896
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium (6,134)
Captain: Ben Gladwin
Chairman: Preston Johnson & Eben Smith
Manager: Scott Lindsay
Competitions: League Two position 7
๐ Key Man: Adam Campbell
Typically played in the Striker position, Adam Campbell was born in North Shields, England. After having played his first senior match for Newcastle United in the 2012 - 2013 season, the talented Forward has bagged 7 league goals in the League Two 2023 - 2024 campaign so far coming from a total of 41 appearances.