Grimsby vs Exeter City

Grimsby

1 - 0

Exeter City

🕒 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ Abigail Byrne 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Grimsby 3 · Exeter City 19

Referee Stats

Abigail Byrne

2 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

Grimsby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-1-0

Goals For / Against

7 / 2

Avg: 1.75 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Exeter City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-3

Goals For / Against

1 / 4

Avg: 0.33 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.50

PPG

0.00

1.75

0.33

0.50

1.33

25%

O2.5

33%

25%

BTTS

33%

75%

Score 1st

League-position context

Grimsby rank3rd

Exeter City rank19th

Grimsby points13

Exeter City points6

Grimsby: #3 · 13 pts · GD +5

0 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Exeter City: #19 · 6 pts · GD -1

7 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Grimsby last 5 home

W W D W

Points10/12

Weighted index87

Goals7-2

Record3-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Exeter City last 5 away

Points0/9

Weighted index0

Goals1-4

Record0-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 33% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Grimsby score at home100%

Grimsby clean sheet at home75%

Exeter City score away33%

Exeter City clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first75%

Grimsby win after scoring first100%

Exeter City score first0%

Exeter City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Grimsby 100% · Exeter City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 29.0' · Exeter City —

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.58

Grimsby concede at home0.50 vs 0.94

Exeter City score away0.33 vs 0.94

Exeter City concede away1.33 vs 1.58

Grimsby score 11% above league average, while Exeter City score 65% below league average.

Defensive side: Grimsby are 47% below league average at home, and Exeter City are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Grimsby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 86% 2H scored: 14% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

16-30 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Exeter City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' J. Doyle-Hayes

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Rodgers

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Vernam

43'

43' C. McJannet

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Oluwabori

1st substitution · For: L. Samuel

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Doyle-Hayes

2nd substitution · For: J. Gordon

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ V. Harper

3rd substitution · For: G. Edwards

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Doyle

1st substitution · For: Iwan Morgan

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Amaluzor

2nd substitution · For: Ryley Reynolds

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Cook

3rd substitution · For: J. Andrews

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Perry

4th substitution · For: G. Birch

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ K. Green

4th substitution · For: J. Walker

Grimsby vs Exeter City 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Grimsby beat Exeter City 1-0 on Saturday, 15 August 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Abigail Byrne. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Exeter City at 23'. Grimsby took the lead at 35' when H. Rodgers scored, with the assist credited to C. Vernam, making the score 1-0. C. McJannet received a yellow card for Grimsby at 43'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Oluwabori replacing L. Samuel. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 58', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing J. Gordon. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 59', with V. Harper replacing G. Edwards. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 68', with C. Doyle replacing Iwan Morgan. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Amaluzor replacing Ryley Reynolds. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Cook replacing J. Andrews. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 81', with T. Perry replacing G. Birch. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 84', with K. Green replacing J. Walker.

Grimsby used 4 substitutions while Exeter City used 4 substitutions. Grimsby got 1 yellow card, while Exeter City got 1 yellow card.