Grimsby vs Exeter stats and head-to-head

2026-27, Round 1. Sat, 15 Aug 2026

10Full time, half-time 1–0

Grimsby won by 1 goal.

WWLLLLeague form, oldest to newestLDLWW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Grimsby have 0 scored home results and Exeter 0 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Grimsby at home: unavailable (no measured PPG sample); Exeter away: unavailable (no measured PPG sample). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Earlier stored meetings: 8. Grimsby: 2 wins; Exeter: 5 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10

Second half00

The match in numbers

GrimsbyExeter

21Shots8
4Shots on target2
1.83xG0.72
6Corners3
15Fouls8
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Grimsby

xG 1.83

Shots21
On target4
Goals1

19% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

Exeter

xG 0.72

Shots8
On target2
Goals0

25% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

8 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Grimsby wins

Draws

Exeter wins

Goals / meeting

2.63

21 goals in 8 meetings

Both scored

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Over 1.5

63%

5 of 8 meetings

Over 2.5

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Over 3.5

38%

3 of 8 meetings

Grimsby clean sheets

13%

1 of 8 meetings

Exeter clean sheets

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Corners / meeting

12.13

8 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.25

8 with card data

Exeter v GrimsbyTue, 27 Apr 2021 · EFL League Two 2020-213–2HT 1–1
Grimsby v ExeterTue, 1 Dec 2020 · EFL League Two 2020-211–4HT 1–3
Grimsby v ExeterSat, 18 Jan 2020 · EFL League Two 2019-200–1HT 0–0
Exeter v GrimsbySat, 28 Sept 2019 · EFL League Two 2019-201–3HT 0–1
Exeter v GrimsbySat, 29 Dec 2018 · EFL League Two 2018-191–2HT 0–1
Grimsby v ExeterSat, 20 Oct 2018 · EFL League Two 2018-190–0HT 0–0
Grimsby v ExeterSat, 24 Feb 2018 · EFL League Two 2017-180–1HT 0–1
Exeter v GrimsbySat, 11 Nov 2017 · EFL League Two 2017-182–0HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Grimsby at homeWDWWLD

Tue, 6 Octv Burton0–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 3 Octv Shrewsbury1–2C 8–6 · Y 1–6
Sat, 19 Septv Crawley Town2–0C 9–6 · Y 2–4
Sat, 12 Septv Bristol Rvs2–0C 8–8 · Y 2–4
Sat, 29 Augv Fleetwood Town2–2C 7–5 · Y 2–4
Sat, 15 Augv Exeter1–0C 6–3 · Y 1–1

Exeter awayLLLDLW

Sat, 10 Oct@ Shrewsbury1–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 26 Sept@ Bristol Rvs0–1C 3–6 · Y 1–1
Tue, 22 Sept@ Cheltenham2–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 12 Sept@ Port Vale0–1C 4–6 · Y 2–3
Sat, 29 Aug@ York1–2C 5–7 · Y 3–2
Sat, 15 Aug@ Grimsby0–1C 3–6 · Y 1–1

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Grimsby at home, Exeter away

30%
Both teams scored
League 53%
5 + 5 matches
100%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
5 + 5 matches
50%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
5 + 5 matches
30%
Over 2.5 goals
League 43%
5 + 5 matches
10%
Over 3.5 goals
League 26%
5 + 5 matches
0%
Over 4.5 goals
League 10%
5 + 5 matches
1.9
Avg total goals
League 2.48
5 + 5 matches
70%
1st half over 0.5
League 66%
5 + 5 matches
30%
1st half over 1.5
League 31%
5 + 5 matches
11.6
Corners per match
League 10.11
5 + 4 matches
100%
Corners over 8.5
League 66%
5 + 4 matches
65%
Corners over 9.5
League 62%
5 + 4 matches
53%
Corners over 10.5
League 47%
5 + 4 matches
4.5
Cards per match
League 4.09
5 + 4 matches
65%
Cards over 3.5
League 57%
5 + 4 matches
65%
Cards over 4.5
League 44%
5 + 4 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and away Overall

Grimsby at home, Exeter away

Grimsby (home)		Exeter (away)
11	Position	14
WDWWL	Last 5, oldest to newest	LLLLW
5	Played	5
2.00	Points per match	0.60
60%	Win %	20%
1.60	Scored / match	0.40
0.80	Conceded / match	1.00
2.40	Avg total goals	1.40
40%	Both scored	20%
60%	Clean sheets	20%
0%	Failed to score	60%
2.27	xG for	0.68
0.83	xG against	1.70

Half by half

GrimsbyExeter

1.201st half scored / match0.00
0.401st half conceded / match0.40
0.402nd half scored / match0.40
0.402nd half conceded / match0.60
60%Leading at half-time0%
100%1st half over 0.540%
60%1st half over 1.50%
40%2nd half over 0.580%
40%2nd half over 1.520%
20%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Grimsby at home, Exeter away, this season.

Goals

GrimsbyExeter

1.60Scored / match0.40
0.80Conceded / match1.00
2.40Match total / match1.40
100%Scored 1+40%
60%Scored 2+0%
40%Conceded 1+80%
40%Conceded 2+20%
80%Match over 1.520%
40%Match over 2.520%
20%Match over 3.50%

Shots and xG

GrimsbyExeter

17.40Shots for8.50
8.80Shots against15.75
5.60On target for2.25
2.40On target against5.25
9%Shot conversion3%
2.27xG for0.68
0.83xG against1.70

Corners

GrimsbyExeter

7.60Corners for3.75
5.60Corners against6.25
13.20Match total10.00
100%Over 7.5100%
100%Over 8.5100%
80%Over 9.550%
80%Over 10.525%
80%Over 11.525%

Cards

GrimsbyExeter

1.60Cards for1.75
3.80Cards against1.75
5.40Match total3.50
80%Over 2.550%
80%Over 3.550%
80%Over 4.550%
80%Over 5.50%
13.80Fouls committed9.75

The table, 2026-27

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
9	Bristol Rvs	10	-2	15
10	Rochdale	10	-1	14
11	Grimsby	10	2	13
12	Newport County	10	1	13
13	Tranmere	10	0	12
14	Exeter	10	0	12
15	Accrington	10	-1	11
16	Fleetwood Town	10	-1	11

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