Goalkeeper Rescue
Crawley Town
Crawley Town's goalkeeper kept them in it — 8 saves against 4.03 xG, conceding just 2.
- Saves
- 8
- Faced xG
- 4.03
- Conceded
- 2
League Two · Matchday 7
Grimsby
Charles Vernam 13'
I. Morgan 30'
K. Green 42'
2 – 0
FT
HT 2–0
Crawley Town
League Two
Matchday 7Grimsby2–0Crawley Town
4.03
Expected goals
1.05
13′30′42′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: GRI 4.03, CT 1.05.
Match report
Grimsby 2-0 Crawley Town
Grimsby saw off Crawley Town 2-0 at Blundell Park in League Two. Morgan opened the scoring for Grimsby on 30' from the penalty spot and Green made it 2-0 to Grimsby on 42'.
Expected goals finished Grimsby 4.03, Crawley Town 1.05. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Crawley Town held 56.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Crawley Town graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 8 saves and 4.03 faced xg. Grimsby graded out for wasteful finishing — 4.03 expected goals and 2 goals.
Géza Dávid Turi came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.9 for Grimsby from 1 key pass and 4 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 31 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Grimsby conceding the most free-kicks (17).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
44%Possession56%
22Shots13
4.03xG1.05
What the numbers say
5 readsWasteful Finishing
Grimsby
Grimsby created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 4.03 xG for 2 goals.
- Expected goals
- 4.03
- Goals
- 2
- Shortfall
- −2.03
Better Chances
Grimsby
Grimsby did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.18 xG per attempt against 0.08.
- xG per shot
- 0.18
- Opponent
- 0.08
- Shots
- 22 v 13
Box Occupation
Grimsby
Grimsby kept getting bodies into the area — 82% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 18 of 22
- Share
- 82%
- xG per shot
- 0.18
Timeline
Charles Vernam (Pen)
⚽13'
🟨29'
Nicholas Michalski
Foul
I. Morgan (Pen)
⚽30'
🟨39'
Priestley Farquharson
Foul
K. Green — assist: I. Morgan
⚽42'
Half-time
Maldini Kacurri
Foul
🟨48'
J. Walker ↑ M. Shelton ↓
🔄55'
🔄56'
O. Aderoju ↑ O. Kamara ↓
🟨58'
Ade Adeyemo
Foul
Géza Dávid Turi
Foul
🟨65'
🔄68'
L. Watson ↑ T. Ewens-Findlay ↓
🔄68'
D. Pereira ↑ A. Adeyemo ↓
R. Reynolds ↑ F. Cartwright ↓
🔄70'
S. Finch ↑ I. Morgan ↓
🔄70'
🔄85'
N. Tinsdale ↑ D. Morgan ↓
🔄85'
M. Ebiowei ↑ D. Orsi-Dadomo ↓
🟨87'
Malcolm Ebiowei
Foul
J. Foulkes ↑ C. Vernam ↓
🔄89'
C. Doyle ↑ K. Green ↓
🔄89'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueBlundell Park, Grimsby
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished