England - EFL League TwoBlundell ParkData current as of 18 September 2026

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

Key match information

Grimsby Town play Crawley Town in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 19 September 2026. Venue: Blundell Park.

Current form

Grimsby Town: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match. Crawley Town: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Grimsby Town scores 1.50 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Crawley Town scores 1.00 and concedes 1.83. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Grimsby Town 50%, Crawley Town 67%. Over 2.5: Grimsby Town 50%, Crawley Town 50%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Grimsby Town: 14.3 shots per match, Crawley Town: 14.2.

Match halves

Grimsby Town: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50. Crawley Town: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Grimsby Town: 31-45+ (4 goals). Crawley Town: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.48)
(4.55)
(5.75)

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 TownCrawley Town
1.5Goals scored / match1
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
1Goals conceded / match1.83
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
54%Average possession59%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
4Shots on target / match3.83
Grimsby TownCrawley Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.33Shots per match14.17
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
4Shots on target3.83
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
10.5%Shot conversion7.1%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
54%Possession59%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
1.57xG for1.57
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
1.09xG against1.42
Grimsby TownCrawley Town

Shooting quality

Grimsby Town: AttackingCrawley Town: Dominant
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
Accuracy (shots on target)28%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.26

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 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Grimsby Town · 0.8 pts / match - Crawley Town

Grimsby Town
DDDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W67% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-0
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 at home
2-1-0
WDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Crawley Town
WLDLL
Season result split
17% W17% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-4
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Grimsby Town · 1 goals / match - Crawley Town

Grimsby Town is 83% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Grimsby Town · 1.83 goals / match - Crawley Town

Grimsby Town scoring profile: very strong

Grimsby Town scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Crawley Town keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 6 matches).

Crawley Town scoring profile: mixed

Crawley Town scores in 67% of matches (4 of 6 matches), while Grimsby Town keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 matches).

9Goals scored (season)6
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
6Goals conceded (season)11
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
2.5Average goals in match2.83
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
8Goals scored (last 5)6
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
Grimsby TownCrawley Town

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal67%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
67%2 goals33%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0%3 goals0%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0%4 goals0%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal100%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
50%2 goals50%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0%3 goals33%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0%4 goals0%
Grimsby TownCrawley 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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
17%BTTS in both halves17%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
17%Scored in both halves33%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
60%BTTS - last 580%
Grimsby TownCrawley 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

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Grimsby TownCrawley 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 120% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.83 pts / match - Grimsby Town · 0.83 pts / match - Crawley Town

Grimsby Town - half-time state
50% leading33% draw17% trailing
Crawley Town - half-time state
17% leading33% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.83Points per match (1st half)0.83
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
1Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)1
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
1.67Average goals (1st half)1.5
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
50%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
33%No goal before half-time50%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)0.83
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
0.83Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
67%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town
67%No goal after half-time50%
Grimsby TownCrawley Town

Grimsby Town - second-half results

17% W67% D17% L
11
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding66%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 33%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crawley Town - second-half results

17% W33% D50% L
5
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 17%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Grimsby Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.81.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Crawley Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
1
2
0-15
1
0
16-30
4
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Crawley Town
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
4
31-45
0
3
46-60
2
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). 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
1.7 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-6%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
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.
+0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Crawley Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.98
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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 TownLigaCrawley Town
Average goals in match 2.502.65 2.83
Both teams scored 50%56% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%49% 50%
Clean sheets 50%26% 0%
Goal before half-time 83%75% 83%
Goal after half-time 50%76% 83%

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

2.65
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+55%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+36%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Grimsby Town 2 - 0 - 0 Crawley Town. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Crawley Town FC
0 : 2
Grimsby Town FC
Grimsby Town FC
3 : 0
Crawley Town FC

FAQ

When do Grimsby Town and Crawley Town play?

Grimsby Town face Crawley Town on 19 September 2026 in EFL League Two at Blundell Park. 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 Grimsby Town and Crawley Town?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Grimsby Town won 2, Crawley Town won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Grimsby Town score 1.50 goals per game on average and Crawley Town 1.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Grimsby Town's matches and 67% of Crawley Town's.

What form are Grimsby Town and Crawley Town in?

Over the last 5 games Grimsby Town have a 1-4-0 record (1.40 points per game) and Crawley Town 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Grimsby Town vs Crawley 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.