Match Report
The table read 7th (Grimsby Town, 78 pts) against 2nd (Milton Keynes Dons, 86 pts), 8 points apart. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Grimsby Town ran at 1.61 scored and 1.09 conceded, Milton Keynes Dons at 1.87 and 0.98.
Grimsby Town had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Milton Keynes Dons came in having won three on the spin.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Grimsby Town 4, draws 3, Milton Keynes Dons 1, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings.
The match was played at Blundell Park (capacity 9,546). Milton Keynes Dons led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Grimsby Town: Jaze Kabia (72'), Jaze Kabia (64') · Milton Keynes Dons: Callum Paterson (22'), Marvin Ekpiteta (28')
Key stats
Possession: Grimsby Town 62% · Milton Keynes Dons 38% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 9-6




