Match Report
9 points and 6 places separated them: Grimsby Town 7th with 78, Bromley 1st with 87. Recent form told a different story for Bromley: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Grimsby Town 1.61 scored and 1.09 conceded per game, Bromley 1.54 and 1, with the league averaging 1.29.
Bromley were unbeaten in 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Grimsby Town wins, 2 for Bromley, 0 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Blundell Park, with room for 9,546 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Grimsby Town: Charles Vernam (31') · Bromley: N. Kabamba (28')
Key stats
Possession: Grimsby Town 56% · Bromley 44% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 6-5