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

Accrington Stanley vs Grimsby Town: match statistics

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

Key match information

Accrington Stanley play Grimsby Town in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 1 September 2026. Venue: Wham Stadium.

Current form

Accrington Stanley: 0-1-2, 0.33 points/match. Grimsby Town: 1-2-0, 1.67 points/match.

Goal statistics

Accrington Stanley scores 1.33 and concedes 2.33 goals per match. Grimsby Town scores 1.00 and concedes 0.67. League average: 2.50 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Accrington Stanley 67%, Grimsby Town 33%. Over 2.5: Accrington Stanley 67%, Grimsby Town 33%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Accrington Stanley has higher xG: 1.85 vs 1.61. Accrington Stanley: 18.0 shots per match, Grimsby Town: 15.3.

Match halves

Accrington Stanley: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.33. Grimsby Town: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

Accrington Stanley: 0-15 (1 goals). Grimsby Town: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.50 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.40)
(3.40)
(1.99)

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.

Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
1.33Goals scored / match1
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
2.33Goals conceded / match0.67
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
50%Average possession53%
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
5.67Shots on target / match3.33
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

18Shots per match15.33
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Accrington Stanley
DLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
33% W67% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Grimsby Town is 248% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Accrington Stanley scoring profile: mixed

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

Grimsby Town scoring profile: very strong

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

4Goals scored (season)3
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
7Goals conceded (season)2
Accrington StanleyGrimsby Town
3.67Average goals in match1.67
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 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.

67%
Accrington Stanley - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.2 of 3 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1 pts / match - Accrington Stanley · 1.67 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Accrington Stanley - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.67
Goals scored / match1.00.3
Goals conceded / match1.70.7
Average goals in match2.71.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.671.00
Goals scored / match0.70.3
Goals conceded / match0.30.3
Average goals in match1.00.7
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.72
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
226%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

Accrington StanleyLigaGrimsby Town
Average goals in match 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 match
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
1.03
Away goals / match
+43%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Accrington Stanley 0 - 1 - 1 Grimsby Town. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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 1 September 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.