Grimsby 1-2 Forest Green — League Two, 6 Mar 2021
Forest Green beat Grimsby 2-1 in the League Two on 6 March 2021 at Blundell Park, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. J. Hanson scored for Grimsby; J. Matt and Ebrima Adams for Forest Green. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Grimsby have won 0 and Forest Green 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Blundell Park · Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-119'J. MattPenalty
- 30'Foul
- 1-138'assist: L. Hendrie
- 45+3'out: J. Bunney
- Half-time1-1
- 1-266'
- 81'L. John-Lewisout: M. Green
- 87'
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Grimsby
- 7.5Luke HendrieD
- 7.5James HansonF
- 7.0Giles CokeM
- 7.0Samuel HaberghamD
- 6.9Rollin MenayeseD
- 6.7Idris El MizouniM
- 6.7Jay MateteM
- 6.5Joe BunneyD
- 6.3Elliott HewittD
- 6.3Matt GreenF
- 6.3Lenell John-LewisF
- 6.3Stefan PayneF
- 6.2Jake EastwoodG
- 6.0Filipe MoraisM
Forest Green
- 7.7Ebrima AdamsM
- 7.2Jamille MattF
- 6.9Elliott WhitehouseM
- 6.9Scott WagstaffM
- 6.7Joshua DavisonF
- 6.6Christopher StokesD
- 6.6Aaron CollinsF
- 6.5Udoka Godwin-MalifeD
- 6.3Luke McGeeG
- 6.3Dominic BernardD
- 6.2Kane WilsonM
Line-ups
Forest Green3-4-1-2
Grimsby4-4-2
Substitutes
Forest GreenM. Cooper
Substitutes
- 24L. ThomasG
- 7Isaac HutchinsonM
- 17Odin BaileyM
- 25Jayden Richardson90+2'D
- 27H. BunkerM
- 18Jake YoungF
- 47L. HallettF
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
6Total shots10
1Shots on target5
5Shots off target3
0Blocked shots2
2Corners3
3Offsides3
17Fouls14
1Yellow cards0
3Goalkeeper saves0
378Total passes419
243Accurate passes281
64%Pass accuracy67%
Grimsby
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hendrie | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| James Hanson | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Giles Coke | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 7.0 |
| Samuel Habergham | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Rollin Menayese | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Idris El Mizouni | 45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Jay Matete | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Joe Bunney | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Elliott Hewitt | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Matt Green | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lenell John-Lewis | 81 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Stefan Payne | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Eastwood | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Filipe Morais | 87 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
Forest Green
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebrima Adams | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.7 |
| Jamille Matt | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Elliott Whitehouse | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Scott Wagstaff | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Davison | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Christopher Stokes | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Aaron Collins | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Udoka Godwin-Malife | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Luke McGee | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dominic Bernard | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kane Wilson | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
GrimsbyLLWLL
- L02 Mar 21HLeyton Orient0-1
- L27 Feb 21AHarrogate Town0-1
- W23 Feb 21HCrawley Town2-1
- L06 Feb 21ANewport County0-1
- L30 Jan 21HStevenage1-2
Forest GreenLWLWW
- L02 Mar 21AStevenage0-3
- W27 Feb 21HColchester3-0
- L24 Feb 21HSouthend1-3
- W21 Feb 21ANewport County2-0
- W16 Feb 21HOldham4-3
Head-to-head
- 27 Oct 20Forest Green1-0Grimsby
- 01 Feb 20Grimsby2-2Forest Green
- 17 Aug 19Forest Green1-0Grimsby
- 22 Jan 19Forest Green3-0Grimsby
- 04 Aug 18Grimsby1-4Forest Green
- 05 May 18Forest Green0-3Grimsby
Most recent meetings
Final table, League Two 2020/21
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Morecambe | 46 | +11 | 78 |
| 5 | Newport County | 46 | +15 | 73 |
| 6 | Forest Green | 46 | +8 | 73 |
| 7 | Tranmere | 46 | +5 | 73 |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | +20 | 71 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe | 46 | -23 | 48 |
| 23 | Southend | 46 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 | Grimsby | 46 | -32 | 43 |
Before and after
Grimsby
- Previous: Grimsby 0-1 Leyton Orient, 2 Mar 2021 · League Two
- Next: Carlisle 1-1 Grimsby, 9 Mar 2021 · League Two
Forest Green
- Previous: Stevenage 3-0 Forest Green, 2 Mar 2021 · League Two
- Next: Forest Green 2-2 Morecambe, 9 Mar 2021 · League Two
Data updated