• Grimsby sit in the top two of the league for attacking data - xGF, goals, shots, and shots on target.

• Grimsby also have earned the highest number of corners in the league so far (26).

• This is Walsall’s 7th consecutive season at League Two level; last season’s 4th-place finish was their only one in the top 10.

Two highly rated League Two teams clash in an intriguing battle to establish themselves as potential promotion contenders.

🔴 Walsall Trying to Grind Out a Promotion Challenge

The truth is that the most effective way for a club to put themselves in the promotion race is to be solid defensively. With League Two granting promotion to four teams every season, it is fairly typical for the team with the best defensive record to be one of those clubs. AFC Wimbledon did this last year, though they did have to rely on the play-offs to get them up in the end.

In an ideal world, I’m sure that Mat Sadler would love to be a bit more expansive in attack, but the stronger correlation to promotion is actually to keep goals conceded to a minimum.

⚫ Artell Producing Entertaining Football to Inspire the Town of Grimsby

The approach outlined for Walsall is definitely not being followed by Grimsby.

The Mariners have scored eight goals, the highest in the league, from the 2nd-highest xGF total in the league, and the 2nd-highest number of shots on target in the league as well.

This is an example of how attacking football can be very beneficial to a club. It allows the fans to quickly get behind the club, which can provide its own impetus and create a really positive feeling around the team, which becomes self-fulfilling in that the more that positivity pervades the culture, the more enthusiastic the staff and players will be about their time on the pitch.

We have seen some teams storm the league recently with dominant, attacking football. Can Grimsby follow suit and ride it all the way to League One?

📊 Walsall v Grimsby H2H

This will be the 73rd competitive meeting between Walsall and Grimsby. Walsall edges the overall record 34 to 25 wins, but the recent, more relevant, record is pretty balanced, and high scoring as well.

These clubs have never shared a season together outside of the bottom two leagues of the EFL.

They have been in League Two together for the last three seasons, with Walsall winning both matches in 2024 by scores of 6-1 and 4-1, but Grimsby turned the tables earlier this season with their own 3-1 win.

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