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

Key match information

Shrewsbury Town play Grimsby Town in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 9 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

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

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

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

Match halves

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

Goals by minute

Shrewsbury Town: 46-60 (10 goals). Grimsby Town: 31-45+ (19 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
9Shots14
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
1Shots on target4
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
0.9xG1.54
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
2Corners6
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
35Dangerous attacks52
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
13Fouls13
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
2Cards2
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby 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.

Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
0.91Goals scored / match1.6
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
1.5Goals conceded / match1.13
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
44%Average possession56%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
3.13Shots on target / match4.71
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.46Shots per match13.75
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
3.13Shots on target4.71
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
8%Shot conversion11.7%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
44%Possession56%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
1.24xG for1.59
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
1.38xG against1.21
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town

Shooting quality

Shrewsbury Town: BalancedGrimsby Town: Balanced
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
Accuracy (shots on target)27%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.34

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

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 at home (W-D-L)
9-6-8
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
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 away (W-D-L)
10-8-6
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

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

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

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

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).

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).

42Goals scored (season)77
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
69Goals conceded (season)54
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
2.41Average goals in match2.73
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
4Goals scored (last 5)10
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal83%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
22%2 goals42%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
9%3 goals19%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
0%4 goals8%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal65%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
46%2 goals38%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
22%3 goals10%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
9%4 goals0%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby 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

20%BTTS at half-time25%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
2%BTTS in both halves0%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
7%Scored in both halves19%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
40%BTTS - last 580%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby 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

52%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time23%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby 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).

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

0.93Points per match (1st half)1.44
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.83
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
1Average goals (1st half)1.38
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
54%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
74%No goal before half-time46%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.13Points per match (2nd half)1.46
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
0.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.77
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
43%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town
59%No goal after half-time52%
Shrewsbury TownGrimsby Town

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 - 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 - 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
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

* 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.

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.

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.

* 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
1.0 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-61%
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

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.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
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%

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.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
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%

* 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

Shrewsbury TownLigaGrimsby Town
Average goals in match 2.412.57 2.73
Both teams scored 43%52% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%48% 50%
Clean sheets 28%27% 35%
Goal before half-time 52%67% 69%
Goal after half-time 78%78% 77%

^ 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: Shrewsbury Town 0 - 0 - 1 Grimsby Town. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Shrewsbury Town vs Grimsby Town?

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

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

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

What form are Shrewsbury Town and Grimsby Town in?

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

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

The statistical background for Shrewsbury Town 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.