Match Report
The table read 6th (Grimsby Town, 10 pts) against 20th (Exeter City, 5 pts), 5 points apart. Per game in the league, Grimsby Town were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1, Exeter City 0.67 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Grimsby Town, 2 draws and 6 for Exeter City, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. The last five meetings averaged 3.6 goals, well above the all-time 2.4.
The match was played at Blundell Park (capacity 9,546). Grimsby Town led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Grimsby Town: Harvey Rodgers (35')
Key stats
Possession: Grimsby Town 53% · Exeter City 47% · Total shots: 21-8 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 6-3