Colchester United tops Grimsby Town 3-2

CLEETHORPES. Colchester United beat Grimsby Town.

October 25, 2023

CLEETHORPES. Colchester United beat Grimsby Town. Grimsby Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alan Young assisted by Daniel Woodward and Stephen Wade. The 4th official was Jake Topp. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.23 degrees Celsius or 54.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.

Match Statistics

Grimsby Town

2 - 3

Colchester United

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

18 Total 9
6 On Target 4
4 Off Target 3
8 Shots blocked 2

147 Attack 84
75 Dangerous attack 23
99 Ball safe 117

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 3

Fouls

9 Total 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Grimsby Town had a strong ball possession 60% while Colchester United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Colchester United succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.

Grimsby Town shot 18 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Jamie Andrews). Regarding the opposition, Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Tom Dallison, Zach Mitchell and Mandela Egbo).

Match Timeline

O. Goodman(own-goal)

10'

22'

Zach Mitchell- Yellow

35'

Zach Mitchell(goal)Arthur Read

Jamie Andrews- sub ->Gavan Holohan

36'

Jamie Andrews- Yellow

39'

Kieran Green- sub ->Toby Mullarkey

46'

Donovan Wilson(goal)Kamil Conteh

52'

57'

Tom Dallison- sub ->Zach Mitchell

57'

60'

Tom Dallison- Yellow

64'

Arthur Read(goal)Jay Mingi

66'

Mandela Egbo- Yellow

77'

Noah Chilvers- sub ->Samson Tovide

86'

Tom Hopper- sub ->Joe Taylor

Arthur Gnahoua- sub ->Kamil Conteh

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Grimsby Town will stay with 14 points to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United will have 13 points to hold in the 21st 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 record in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Colchester United will host Accrington Stanley on the 17th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town

Jake Eastwood 12.England

6.0

Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo

6.8

Harvey Rodgers 5.England

6.4

Danny Amos 22.Northern Ireland

7.0

Niall Maher 31.England

7.0

Abo Eisa 7.Sudan

7.3

Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland

6.7

36'

Toby Mullarkey 28.England

6.6

46'

Kamil Conteh 42.Sierra Leone

7.1

89'

Donovan Wilson 25.England

7.5

52'

Danny Rose 32.England

7.9

Substitutes

Harvey Cartwright 1.England

Luke Waterfall 6.England

Kieran Green 4.England

7.0

46'

Otis Khan 11.Pakistan

Jamie Andrews 19.England

6.8

36'

39'

Rekeil Pyke 9.England

Arthur Gnahoua 14.England

89'

Grimsby Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Jake Eastwood (6.0), Michee Efete (6.8), Harvey Rodgers (6.4), Niall Maher (7.0), Daniel Amos (7.0), Toby Mullarkey (6.6), Gavan Holohan (6.7), Kamil Conteh (7.1), Abo Eisa (7.3), Donovan Wilson (7.5) and Danny Rose (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Harvey Cartwright, Kieran Green (7.0), Luke Waterfall, Rekeil Pyke, Otis Khan, Arthur Gnahoua and Jamie Andrews (6.8).

Grimsby Town could not rely on the presence of Jamie Andrews (injured) and Kieran Green (injured).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 3 changes: Gavan Holohan for Jamie Andrews (36′), Toby Mullarkey for Kieran Green (46′) and Kamil Conteh for Arthur Gnahoua (89′).

Best player: Danny Rose

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Danny Rose.

His rating is (7.9) with 29 passes (56% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 24. He performed 1 cross.

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United

O. Goodman 1.England

6.4

W. Greenidge 2.England

6.3

Connor Hall 5.England

7.0

Zach Mitchell 15.England

7.3

57'

22'

35'

Mandela Egbo 18.England

6.6

66'

Samson Tovide 9.England

7.0

77'

Cameron McGeehan 13.Northern Ireland

6.7

Arthur Read 16.England

9.5

64'

Chay Cooper 37.England

6.7

57'

Jayden Fevrier 42.England

6.4

Joe Taylor 25.Wales

7.5

86'

10'

Substitutes

S. Hornby 29.England

Tom Dallison 6.England

6.8

57'

60'

Matt Jay 7.England

Noah Chilvers 10.England

6.4

77'

J. Mingi 20.England

6.7

57'

Tom Hopper 14.England

86'

B. Ihionvien 48.England

Colchester United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Ben Garner played with: Owen Goodman (6.4), William Greenidge (6.3), Zach Mitchell (7.3), Connor Hall (7.0), Mandela Egbo (6.6), Arthur Read (9.5), Jayden Fevrier (6.4), Chay Cooper (6.7), Cameron McGeehan (6.7), Samson Tovide (7.0) and Joe Taylor (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Tom Dallison (6.8), Matt Jay, Noah Chilvers (6.4), Tom Hopper, Jay Mingi (6.7), Sam Hornby and Bradley Ihionvien.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 4 changes: Samson Tovide for Noah Chilvers (77′), Zach Mitchell for Tom Dallison (57′), Chay Cooper for Jay Mingi (57′) and Joe Taylor for Tom Hopper (86′).