Walsall vs Grimsby

0 - 0

🕒 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Russell 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Walsall 2 · Grimsby 3

Referee Stats

Matthew Russell

2 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

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

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Shots were tight (16-13).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 2

Avg: 1.25 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Grimsby (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-3-0

Goals For / Against

4 / 4

Avg: 1.33 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

2.00

PPG

1.00

1.25

1.33

0.50

1.33

25%

O2.5

67%

25%

BTTS

67%

50%

Score 1st

League-position context

Walsall rank2nd

Grimsby rank3rd

Walsall points13

Grimsby points13

Walsall: #2 · 13 pts · GD +6

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Walsall last 5 home

W D W D

Points8/12

Weighted index73

Goals5-2

Record2-2-0

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Grimsby last 5 away

D D D

Points3/9

Weighted index33

Goals4-4

Record0-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 50% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home50%

Walsall clean sheet at home75%

Grimsby score away67%

Grimsby clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first50%

Walsall win after scoring first100%

Grimsby score first0%

Grimsby win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 0% · Grimsby 100%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 29.0' · Grimsby —

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.25 vs 1.58

Walsall concede at home0.50 vs 0.94

Grimsby score away1.33 vs 0.94

Grimsby concede away1.33 vs 1.58

Walsall score 21% below league average, while Grimsby score 42% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Walsall goal timing (home)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Grimsby goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

370

341

Passes Accurate

293

265

Passes %

79%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Dallas

1st substitution · For: R. Smith

68'

68' J. Sweeney

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Cook

1st substitution · For: Iwan Morgan

74'

74' J. Connolly

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Simper

2nd substitution · For: Taione Richard Evumena Sodje

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Ahui

3rd substitution · For: Rico Browne

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Isaac Moore

4th substitution · For: C. Crew

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ C. Doyle

2nd substitution · For: Ryley Reynolds

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ C. Clarke

5th substitution · For: A. Adomah

Walsall vs Grimsby 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Walsall drew 0-0 with Grimsby on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Matthew Russell. It was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 64', with A. Dallas replacing R. Smith. J. Sweeney received a yellow card for Grimsby at 68'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Cook replacing Iwan Morgan. J. Connolly received a yellow card for Walsall at 74'. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 80', with L. Simper replacing Taione Richard Evumena Sodje. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 80', with E. Ahui replacing Rico Browne. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 80', with Isaac Moore replacing C. Crew. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 80', with C. Doyle replacing Ryley Reynolds. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 90', with C. Clarke replacing A. Adomah.

Walsall used 5 substitutions while Grimsby used 2 substitutions. Walsall got 1 yellow card, while Grimsby got 1 yellow card.