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Newport County make the trip to Blundell Park on Saturday for the League Two meeting with hosts Grimsby Town.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Grimsby Town v Newport County are shown on this page - plus the latest betting odds.
๐ Form Guide
Grimsby Town
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Grimsby Town head into this fixture following on from a 1-1 League Two drawn game vs Bradford City.
The only name on the scoresheet from Grimsby Town was Curtis Thompson (55'). Richard Smallwood (93') scored for Bradford City.
Grimsby Town havenโt been able to stop scoring goals, netting every time theyโve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
Theyโve totted up the amount of 6 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 9.
Their prior results show that Grimsby Town:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Newport County in their last 3 matches.
- have not won against Newport County in their last 2 league games.
- are without a win at home for the past 2 matches in the league.
Newport County
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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Crawley Town in League Two action, Newport County and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Dion Conroy (1'), Ronan Darcy (26'), Laurence Maguire (69') and Adam Campbell (91') scored for Crawley Town.
The numbers tell their own story, and Newport County have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 11 goals in all. At the back, Newport County could really do with shoring things up. Nevertheless, we must now wait to see if that pattern will persist in this match or not.
Analysis of their past results shows that Newport County:
- have not been beaten by Grimsby Town when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
- are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.
โ๏ธ Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 25/02/2020, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Grimsby Town winning 2 of those games, Newport County 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
A combined total of 15 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 8 for The Mariners and 7 being from The Exiles. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The previous league contest featuring these sides was League Two match day 22 on 16/12/2023 when the final score was Newport County 1-1 Grimsby Town.
The referee was Tom Nield.
โน๏ธ Team News: Grimsby Town
There is just one fitness concern for the Grimsby Town manager David Artell to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength group of players. Callum Ainley (Cancer) is out of contention.
โน๏ธ Team News: Newport County
Owing to a fully healthy squad available to select from, the Newport County boss Graham Coughlan doesnโt have any fitness concerns at all before this match.
๐ง Prediction
Weโre of the view that Newport County have it in them to get a goal against this Grimsby Town outfit, however it probably wonโt quite be enough to avoid defeat.
Weโre tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for Grimsby Town after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 13:03 06/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Grimsby Town
Formed: 1878
Stadium: Blundell Park (9,052)
Captain: Danny Rose
Chairman: Jason Stockwood
Manager: David Artell
Competitions: League Two position 21
๐ Star Player: Abo Eisa
Mostly played in the Left Wing position, Abo Eisa was born in Khartoum, Sudan. Having made a first senior appearance for Bradford City in the 2022 - 2023 season, the dangerous Forward has scored a sum of 9 league goals in the League Two 2023 - 2024 season so far in 31 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 77 | DDWWW |
2 |
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40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 73 | WLWDL |
3 |
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41 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 73 | DLWWL |
4 |
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42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 71 | LWLWD |
5 |
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40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 67 | DDWWL |
6 |
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41 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 66 | WLDDL |
7 |
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40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 62 | WDWLW |
8 |
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41 | 17 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 60 | LLLWW |
9 |
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42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 60 | LDWDL |
10 |
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42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 59 | WLDDL |
11 |
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40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 59 | LDDLW |
12 |
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41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 58 | DDWDW |
13 |
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41 | 16 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 55 | WWLLL |
14 |
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40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 55 | WWWWW |
15 |
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41 | 14 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 54 | LLLWD |
16 |
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41 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 52 | DWLLD |
17 |
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42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 51 | WWLLD |
18 |
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40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 50 | LWDLL |
19 |
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41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 47 | LLLWL |
20 |
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42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 47 | DWWLL |
21 |
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40 | 8 | 16 | 16 | -18 | 40 | WDLLD |
22 |
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42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 39 | LWWWW |
23 |
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39 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -18 | 38 | LDDWD |
24 |
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41 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -27 | 36 | WLLLW |
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Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 2 |
Time first goal scored | 32 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 1.6 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.6 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 6-1 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.6 |
Time first goal scored | 30 |
Time first goal conceded | 37 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.6 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Danny Rose | 13 |
Abo Eisa | 9 |
Donovan Wilson | 6 |
Gavan Holohan | 4 |
Rekeil Pyke | 4 |
Will Evans | 21 |
Omar Bogle | 7 |
Bryn Morris | 7 |
Seb Palmer-Houlden | 7 |
Harry Charsley | 4 |
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