Walsall vs Grimsby stats and head-to-head

2026-27, Round 2. Sat, 22 Aug 2026

WalsallHome

00Full time, half-time 0–0

GrimsbyAway

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

DDWDDLeague form, oldest to newestWWLLL

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

Bescot Stadium. Photo: MikeMetaled at English Wikipedia, Public domain, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Walsall have 0 scored home results and Grimsby 0 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Walsall at home: unavailable (no measured PPG sample); Grimsby 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: 10. Walsall: 3 wins; Grimsby: 3 wins; draws: 4.

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 half00

Second half00

The match in numbers

WalsallGrimsby

16Shots13
2Shots on target1
1.33xG0.85
8Corners7
12Fouls15
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Walsall

xG 1.33

Shots16
On target2
Goals0

13% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Grimsby

xG 0.85

Shots13
On target1
Goals0

8% 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.

10 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.

Walsall wins

Draws

Grimsby wins

Goals / meeting

3.10

31 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

80%

8 of 10 meetings

Over 1.5

80%

8 of 10 meetings

Over 2.5

50%

5 of 10 meetings

Over 3.5

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Walsall clean sheets

10%

1 of 10 meetings

Grimsby clean sheets

10%

1 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

11.30

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.90

10 with card data

Grimsby v WalsallWed, 18 Feb 2026 · EFL League Two 2025-262–2HT 0–1
Walsall v GrimsbyTue, 19 Aug 2025 · EFL League Two 2025-260–1HT 0–0
Walsall v GrimsbySat, 8 Mar 2025 · EFL League Two 2024-251–3HT 1–2
Grimsby v WalsallSat, 19 Oct 2024 · EFL League Two 2024-251–4HT 0–0
Grimsby v WalsallMon, 1 Jan 2024 · EFL League Two 2023-241–6HT 1–2
Walsall v GrimsbySat, 26 Aug 2023 · EFL League Two 2023-241–1HT 0–0
Grimsby v WalsallSat, 25 Mar 2023 · EFL League Two 2022-231–1HT 1–0
Walsall v GrimsbySat, 27 Aug 2022 · EFL League Two 2022-231–2HT 1–0
Grimsby v WalsallSat, 27 Mar 2021 · EFL League Two 2020-211–1HT 1–1
Walsall v GrimsbySat, 12 Sept 2020 · EFL League Two 2020-211–0HT 0–0

Latest stored form

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

Home and away All matches

Walsall at homeDDWDWL

Tue, 22 Septv Stevenage1–6C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 19 Septv Port Vale2–0C 7–4 · Y 3–3
Sat, 12 Septv Rochdale0–0C 7–4 · Y 1–3
Sat, 29 Augv Accrington3–2C 4–4 · Y 4–3
Tue, 25 Augv Leyton Orient0–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Augv Grimsby0–0C 8–7 · Y 1–1

Grimsby awayDDDLLL

Sat, 10 Oct@ Port Vale0–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 26 Sept@ Newport County1–2C 3–7 · Y 2–2
Tue, 22 Sept@ Notts County1–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Sept@ Cheltenham2–2C 7–3 · Y 1–1
Tue, 1 Sept@ Accrington2–2C 8–2 · Y 1–4
Sat, 22 Aug@ Walsall0–0C 7–8 · 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

Walsall at home, Grimsby away

43%
Both teams scored
League 53%
4 + 5 matches
65%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
4 + 5 matches
55%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
4 + 5 matches
43%
Over 2.5 goals
League 43%
4 + 5 matches
33%
Over 3.5 goals
League 26%
4 + 5 matches
13%
Over 4.5 goals
League 10%
4 + 5 matches
2.1
Avg total goals
League 2.48
4 + 5 matches
55%
1st half over 0.5
League 66%
4 + 5 matches
33%
1st half over 1.5
League 31%
4 + 5 matches
11.3
Corners per match
League 10.11
4 + 4 matches
88%
Corners over 8.5
League 66%
4 + 4 matches
88%
Corners over 9.5
League 62%
4 + 4 matches
50%
Corners over 10.5
League 47%
4 + 4 matches
4.0
Cards per match
League 4.09
4 + 4 matches
63%
Cards over 3.5
League 57%
4 + 4 matches
38%
Cards over 4.5
League 44%
4 + 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

Walsall at home, Grimsby away

Walsall (home)		Grimsby (away)
6	Position	11
DWDW	Last 5, oldest to newest	DDDLL
4	Played	5
2.00	Points per match	0.60
50%	Win %	0%
1.25	Scored / match	1.00
0.50	Conceded / match	1.40
1.75	Avg total goals	2.40
25%	Both scored	60%
75%	Clean sheets	20%
50%	Failed to score	40%
1.51	xG for	1.38
1.03	xG against	1.29

Half by half

WalsallGrimsby

0.751st half scored / match0.40
0.251st half conceded / match0.80
0.502nd half scored / match0.60
0.252nd half conceded / match0.60
50%Leading at half-time20%
50%1st half over 0.560%
25%1st half over 1.540%
50%2nd half over 0.560%
25%2nd half over 1.540%
50%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Walsall at home, Grimsby away, this season.

Goals

WalsallGrimsby

1.25Scored / match1.00
0.50Conceded / match1.40
1.75Match total / match2.40
50%Scored 1+60%
50%Scored 2+40%
25%Conceded 1+80%
25%Conceded 2+60%
50%Match over 1.560%
25%Match over 2.560%
25%Match over 3.540%

Shots and xG

WalsallGrimsby

17.75Shots for13.50
13.25Shots against11.50
4.75On target for4.00
2.25On target against4.00
7%Shot conversion9%
1.51xG for1.38
1.03xG against1.29

Corners

WalsallGrimsby

6.50Corners for6.25
4.75Corners against5.00
11.25Match total11.25
100%Over 7.5100%
75%Over 8.5100%
75%Over 9.5100%
75%Over 10.525%
25%Over 11.525%

Cards

WalsallGrimsby

2.25Cards for1.25
2.50Cards against2.00
4.75Match total3.25
75%Over 2.550%
75%Over 3.550%
50%Over 4.525%
50%Over 5.50%
10.75Fouls committed11.00

Referee this season

M Russell

Matches

Cards / match

4.67

3 matches

Over 3.5 cards

67%

3 matches

Over 4.5 cards

33%

3 matches

Fouls / match

31.00

3 matches

The table, 2026-27

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
4	Gillingham	10	5	16
5	York	9	6	15
6	Walsall	9	6	15
7	Chesterfield	10	3	15
8	Cheltenham	10	0	15
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

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