England - EFL League TwoWham StadiumData current as of August 31, 2026

Accrington Stanley vs Grimsby Town: match statistics

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Accrington Stanley vs Grimsby Town: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Accrington Stanley plays Grimsby Town in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for September 1, 2026. Venue: Wham Stadium.

Recent form

Accrington Stanley has 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.33 points per game. Grimsby Town has 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 1.67 points per game.

Scoring records

Accrington Stanley scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 2.33. Grimsby Town scores 1.00 and allows 0.67. Games in this league average 2.50 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Accrington Stanley's games and 33% of Grimsby Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 33%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Accrington Stanley has the higher season xG average, 1.85 to 1.61 per game. Accrington Stanley takes 18.0 shots per game, while Grimsby Town takes 15.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Accrington Stanley leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.33 goals per game after halftime. Grimsby Town leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Accrington Stanley's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). For Grimsby Town, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.50 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(3.40)
(3.40)
(1.99)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
1.33Goals scored / game1
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
2.33Goals allowed / game0.67
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
50%Average possession53%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
5.67Shots on target / game3.33
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

18Shots per game15.33
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
5.67Shots on target3.33
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
7.4%Shot conversion6.5%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
50%Possession53%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
1.85xG for1.61
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
1.61xG against1.18
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

Shooting quality

Accrington Stanley: AttackingGrimsby Town: Attacking
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
Accuracy (shots on target)32%22%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Grimsby Town is 406% better for: last-5 form.

0.33 pts / game - Accrington Stanley · 1.67 pts / game - Grimsby Town

Accrington Stanley
DLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 2.3xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 67%
Grimsby Town
WDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
33% W67% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Accrington Stanley is 33% better for: goals scored per game.

1.33 goals / game - Accrington Stanley · 1 goals / game - Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town is 248% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.33 goals / game - Accrington Stanley · 0.67 goals / game - Grimsby Town

Accrington Stanley scoring profile: mixed

Accrington Stanley scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Grimsby Town keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 meczów).

Grimsby Town scoring profile: very strong

Grimsby Town scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Accrington Stanley keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)3
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
7Goals conceded (season)2
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
3.67Average goals per game1.67
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
4Goals scored (last 5)3
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
7Goals conceded (last 5)2
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal67%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
67%2 goals33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
0%3 goals0%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
0%4 goals0%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
100%2 goals33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
33%3 goals0%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
0%4 goals0%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

67%
Accrington Stanley - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.2 of 3 meczów
50%
League average

Goal patterns

67%BTTS at half-time33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
33%BTTS in both halves33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
33%Scored in both halves33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
67%BTTS - last 533%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
67%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Grimsby Town is 67% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Accrington Stanley · 1.67 pts / game - Grimsby Town

Accrington Stanley - half-time state
33% leading0% draw67% trailing
Grimsby Town - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.67
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
1Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
1.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
2.67Average goals (1st half)1
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
0%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
33%No goal before half-time33%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per game (2nd half)1
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
1Average goals (2nd half)0.67
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
33%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
67%No goal after half-time67%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

Accrington Stanley - second-half results

0% W67% R33% P
3
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-1.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Grimsby Town - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Accrington Stanley - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.67
Goals scored / game1.00.3
Goals allowed / game1.70.7
Average goals per game2.71.0
1 goal100%67%
2 goals100%33%
3 goals67%0%
Clean sheet0%33%
No goal33%67%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 33% leading - 0% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 67% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 67% - Half-time goals total: 3
Grimsby Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.671.00
Goals scored / game0.70.3
Goals allowed / game0.30.3
Average goals per game1.00.7
1 goal67%33%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal33%67%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 33% leading - 67% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Accrington Stanley
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Grimsby Town
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-44%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Accrington Stanley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.72
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
226%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.7
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Grimsby Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Accrington StanleyLigaGrimsby Town
Average goals per game 3.672.50 1.67
Both teams scored 67%50% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%50% 33%
Clean sheets 0%31% 67%
Goal before half-time 100%72% 67%
Goal after half-time 67%69% 33%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.50
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / game
1.03
Away goals / game
+43%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defensive advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Accrington Stanley's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Grimsby Town. Games average 1.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Grimsby Town FC
1 : 0
Accrington Stanley FC
Accrington Stanley FC
1 : 1
Grimsby Town FC

FAQ

When do Accrington Stanley and Grimsby Town play?

Accrington Stanley face Grimsby Town on September 1, 2026 in EFL League Two at Wham Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Accrington Stanley and Grimsby Town?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Accrington Stanley won 0, Grimsby Town won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Accrington Stanley vs Grimsby Town?

Accrington Stanley score 1.33 goals per game on average and Grimsby Town 1.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.50 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Accrington Stanley's matches and 33% of Grimsby Town's.

What form are Accrington Stanley and Grimsby Town in?

Over the last 5 games Accrington Stanley have a 0-1-2 record (0.33 points per game) and Grimsby Town 1-2-0 (1.67 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Accrington Stanley vs Grimsby Town?

The statistical background for Accrington Stanley vs Grimsby Town — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.