CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town and Mansfield Town draw 1-1. A. Eisa scored the first goal (6′) for Grimsby Town. R. Oates equalized (60′). Mansfield Town was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the collaboration of Thomas Harty and Bradley Hall. The 4th official was Aaron Jackson. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.34 degrees Celsius or 74.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Mansfield Town was in firm control of the ball 60% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Grimsby Town to win the match​.

Grimsby Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Mansfield Town shot 20 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Grimsby Town will have 5 points like Swindon Town and Wrexham to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Mansfield Town will have 6 points like Crewe Alexandra and Newport County to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Mansfield Town will play away agasint Walsall on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Jake Eastwood (6.9), Toby Mullarkey (7.2), Luke Waterfall (7.0), Harvey Rodgers (6.9), Daniel Amos (7.5), Kamil Conteh (7.3), Arthur Gnahoua (6.7), Gavan Holohan (7.2), Harry Clifton (6.7), Abo Eisa (7.1) and Danny Rose (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Rekeil Pyke (6.7), Alex Hunt, Michee Efete, Harvey Cartwright, Kieran Green, Evan Khouri and Charles Vernam.

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 3 changes: Arthur Gnahoua for Rekeil Pyke (63′), Abo Eisa for Kieran Green (81′) and Kamil Conteh for Alex Hunt (81′).

Best player: Daniel Amos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Daniel Amos.

His rating is (7.5) with 26 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym (6.6), Jordan Bowery (7.7), Aden Flint (7.0), Baily Cargill (6.7), Calum MacDonald (7.2), George Maris (7.9), Louis Reed (7.1), Stephen Quinn (6.4), Davis Keillor-Dunn (6.9), Lucas Akins (6.7) and Will Swan (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: George Cooper, Taylor Anderson, Scott Flinders, McKeal Abdullah, George Williams, Ollie Clarke (6.8) and Rhys Oates (7.3).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 2 changes: Stephen Quinn for Ollie Clarke (46′) and Baily Cargill for Rhys Oates (46′).

Best player: George Maris​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was George Maris.

His rating is (7.9) with 42 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Wrexham – Swindon Town – 5-5
• Tranmere Rovers – Salford City – 3-4
• Sutton United – AFC Wimbledon – 0-3
• Stockport County – Barrow – 1-0
• Morecambe – Bradford City – 3-0
• Grimsby Town – Mansfield Town – 1-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Newport County – 0-3
• Doncaster Rovers – Notts County – 1-3
• Crewe Alexandra – Walsall – 2-2
• Crawley Town – Gillingham – 0-1
• Colchester United – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-3
• Accrington Stanley – Harrogate Town – 2-1