Grimsby Town and Walsall draw 1-1. A. Eisa scored the first goal (52′) for Grimsby Town. R. Stirk made it even (81′). Grimsby Town was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The referee was Ben Atkinson with the help of Abbas Khan and . The 4th official was Kevin Howick.

Match Statistics​

Walsall

1 - 1

Grimsby Town

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 16 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 64 Attack 88
  • 31 Dangerous attack 65
  • 75 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 10
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Grimsby Town had a superior ball possession 65% while Walsall was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Grimsby Town to win the match​.

Walsall shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 3 yellow cards (Owen Evans, Tom Knowles and Chris Hussey). Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town received 3 yellow cards (Harry Clifton, Danny Rose and Harvey Rodgers).

Match Timeline

7'
Danny Rose- Yellow
Chris Hussey- Yellow
9'
41'
Harvey Rodgers- Yellow
52'
Abo Eisa(goal)Harry Clifton
Tom Knowles- Yellow
59'
Aramide Oteh- sub ->Danny Johnson
71'
Joe Riley- sub ->Tom Knowles
75'
Ryan Stirk(goal)
81'
88'
Evan Khouri- sub ->Charles Vernam
89'
Harry Clifton- Yellow
Jamille Matt- sub ->Freddie Draper
90'
Chris Hussey(yellowredcard)
90'
Owen Evans- Yellow
90'
90'
Rekeil Pyke- sub ->Gavan Holohan

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this match, Walsall will have 5 points to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town will have 6 points like Crewe Alexandra, Wrexham and Harrogate Town to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Mansfield Town on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).

Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
6.8
90'
D
O. McEntee 4.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
6.7
D
Chris Hussey 23.England
7.0
9'
M
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
6.8
M
Isaac Hutchinson 8.England
6.6
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
7.0
75' 59'
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
7.7
81'
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
7.1
F
Freddie Draper 15.England
6.9
90'
F
Danny Johnson 39.England
6.9
71'
Substitutes
G
Jackson Smith 22.England
D
Joe Foulkes 12.England
D
Harry Williams 19.England
M
Joe Riley 7.England
6.7
75'
M
Taylor Allen 21.England
F
Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica
90'
F
Aramide Oteh 20.England
6.7
71'

Walsall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Matthew Sadler decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans (6.8), Oisin McEntee (6.8), Donervon Daniels (6.7), Chris Hussey (7.0), Tom Knowles (7.0), Ross Tierney (7.1), Ryan Stirk (7.7), Isaac Hutchinson (6.6), Liam Gordon (6.8), Freddie Draper (6.9) and Danny Johnson (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Riley (6.7), Jamille Matt, Joe Foulkes, Harry Williams, Aramide Oteh (6.7), Taylor Allen and Jackson Smith.

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: Danny Johnson for Aramide Oteh (71′), Tom Knowles for Joe Riley (75′) and Freddie Draper for Jamille Matt (90′).

Best player: Ryan Stirk​

The most impressive player for Walsall was Ryan Stirk.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 21 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Jake Eastwood 12.England
7.8
D
Harvey Rodgers 5.England
7.6
41'
D
Danny Amos 22.Northern Ireland
6.8
D
Toby Mullarkey 28.England
7.8
D
Niall Maher 31.England
7.6
M
Abo Eisa 7.Sudan
7.9
52'
M
Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland
7.0
90'
M
Charles Vernam 10.England
7.7
88'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
6.6
89'
M
Kamil Conteh 42.Sierra Leone
6.8
F
Danny Rose 32.England
6.9
7'
Substitutes
G
Harvey Cartwright 1.England
D
Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo
D
Luke Waterfall 6.England
M
Alex Hunt 29.England
M
Evan Khouri 30.England
88'
F
Rekeil Pyke 9.England
90'
F
Arthur Gnahoua 14.England

Grimsby Town started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Paul Hurst played with: Jake Eastwood (7.8), Toby Mullarkey (7.8), Harvey Rodgers (7.6), Niall Maher (7.6), Daniel Amos (6.8), Charles Vernam (7.7), Gavan Holohan (7.0), Kamil Conteh (6.8), Harry Clifton (6.6), Abo Eisa (7.9) and Danny Rose (6.9).

They had on the bench: Harvey Cartwright, Michee Efete, Luke Waterfall, Rekeil Pyke, Arthur Gnahoua, Alex Hunt and Evan Khouri.

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 2 changes: Charles Vernam for Evan Khouri (88′) and Gavan Holohan for Rekeil Pyke (90′).

Best player: Abo Eisa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Abo Eisa.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 24 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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