Match Report
Grimsby Town went into the game 3rd in the table on 13 points; Bristol Rovers sat 6th on 12 — a 1-point gap. Per game in the league, Grimsby Town were scoring 1.57 and conceding 0.86, Bristol Rovers 1.71 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Grimsby Town's last four games had all finished level. Bristol Rovers arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Grimsby Town had taken 7 of 15 points to Bristol Rovers's 13.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, E. Duckworth was the man in the middle. Blundell Park, capacity 9,546, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Grimsby Town led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Grimsby Town: Kieran Green (22'), Géza Dávid Turi (40')
Key stats
Possession: Grimsby Town 53% · Bristol Rovers 47% · Total shots: 8-3 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 8-8