Grimsby Town vs Shrewsbury Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Grimsby Town play Shrewsbury Town in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 29 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Grimsby Town: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Shrewsbury Town: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Grimsby Town scores 1.60 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. Shrewsbury Town scores 0.91 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Grimsby Town 52%, Shrewsbury Town 43%. Over 2.5: Grimsby Town 50%, Shrewsbury Town 46%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Grimsby Town has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.24. Grimsby Town: 13.8 shots per match, Shrewsbury Town: 11.5.

Match halves

Grimsby Town: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.77. Shrewsbury Town: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.54.

Goals by minute

Grimsby Town: 31-45+ (19 goals). Shrewsbury Town: 46-60 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

64Possession (%)36
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
15Shots6
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
5Shots on target1
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
1.73xG0.69
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
6Corners2
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
59Dangerous attacks31
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
7Fouls16
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
2Cards2
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
1.6Goals scored / match0.91
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
1.13Goals conceded / match1.5
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
56%Average possession44%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
4.71Shots on target / match3.13
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.75Shots per match11.46
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
4.71Shots on target3.13
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
11.7%Shot conversion8%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
56%Possession44%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
1.59xG for1.24
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
1.21xG against1.38
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

Shooting quality

Grimsby Town: BalancedShrewsbury Town: Balanced
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
Accuracy (shots on target)34%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.29

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Grimsby Town is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Grimsby Town · 1 pts / match - Shrewsbury Town

Grimsby Town
WWDLD
Season result split
46% W27% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-13-13
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-5-7
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Shrewsbury Town
LWDDL
Season result split
28% W22% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-10-23
1.07 pts / match · goal difference -27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-15
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Grimsby Town is 76% better for: goals scored per match.

1.6 goals / match - Grimsby Town · 0.91 goals / match - Shrewsbury Town

Grimsby Town is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - Grimsby Town · 1.5 goals / match - Shrewsbury Town

Grimsby Town scoring profile: very strong

Grimsby Town scores in 83% of matches (40 of 48 matches), while Shrewsbury Town keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

Shrewsbury Town scoring profile: strong

Shrewsbury Town scores in 61% of matches (28 of 46 matches), while Grimsby Town keeps a clean sheet in 35% (17 of 48 matches).

77Goals scored (season)42
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
54Goals conceded (season)69
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
2.73Average goals in match2.41
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
10Goals scored (last 5)4
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal61%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
42%2 goals22%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
19%3 goals9%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
8%4 goals0%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal72%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
38%2 goals46%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
10%3 goals22%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
0%4 goals9%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time20%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
0%BTTS in both halves2%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
19%Scored in both halves7%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
80%BTTS - last 540%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time52%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

Match 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 55% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / match - Grimsby Town · 0.93 pts / match - Shrewsbury Town

Grimsby Town - half-time state
33% leading44% draw23% trailing
Shrewsbury Town - half-time state
11% leading61% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per match (1st half)0.93
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
0.83Goals scored (1st half)0.37
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
1.38Average goals (1st half)1
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
60%Clean sheet before half-time54%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
46%No goal before half-time74%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.46Points per match (2nd half)1.13
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
0.77Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
1.35Average goals (2nd half)1.41
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
56%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
52%No goal after half-time59%
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town

Grimsby Town - second-half results

38% W33% R29% P
69
Half-time points
40
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
70
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding139%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Shrewsbury Town - second-half results

28% W28% R43% P
43
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding255%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Grimsby Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Shrewsbury Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Grimsby Town
ScoredConceded
11
6
0-15
10
9
16-30
19
11
31-45
9
9
46-60
12
9
61-75
16
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (19 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Shrewsbury Town
ScoredConceded
6
11
0-15
4
7
16-30
7
11
31-45
10
8
46-60
5
13
61-75
10
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.57
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Grimsby Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-17.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Shrewsbury Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+11.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Grimsby TownLigaShrewsbury Town
Average goals in match 2.732.57 2.41
Both teams scored 52%52% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%48% 46%
Clean sheets 35%27% 28%
Goal before half-time 69%67% 52%
Goal after half-time 77%78% 78%

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

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Grimsby Town 0 - 1 - 0 Shrewsbury Town. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Grimsby Town vs Shrewsbury Town?

The EFL League Two match finished Grimsby Town 1:0 Shrewsbury Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Grimsby Town vs Shrewsbury Town?

Grimsby Town score 1.60 goals per game on average and Shrewsbury Town 0.91. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Grimsby Town's matches and 43% of Shrewsbury Town's.

What form are Grimsby Town and Shrewsbury Town in?

Over the last 5 games Grimsby Town have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Shrewsbury Town 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Grimsby Town vs Shrewsbury Town: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.