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Grimsby vs Doncaster — League Two 2018

Grimsby
Grimsby
FT
0 – 3
HT: 0 – 3
Doncaster
Doncaster
10/5/2024League TwoLeague Two · Round 10Blundell Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 73+ matches

Grimsby37%
×Draw26%
Doncaster37%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Grimsby
1.32
Doncaster
1.34

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 158 home / 73 away

creates per match

Grimsby
1.23
Doncaster
1.38

allows per match

Grimsby
1.30
Doncaster
1.42

finishing

Grimsby+0.00on par
Doncaster+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Grimsby ↓

Doncaster →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–19%
0–26%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–09%
1–112%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Grimsby or draw
63%
Grimsby or Doncaster
74%
Draw or Doncaster
63%

Winning margin

Grimsby wins by 2+
16%
Doncaster wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Grimsby 1+ goals
73%
Grimsby 2+ goals
38%
Grimsby 3+ goals
15%
Doncaster 1+ goals
74%
Doncaster 2+ goals
39%
Doncaster 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Grimsby (draw refunded)
49%
Doncaster (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Grimsby at home — creates 1.23, concedes 1.30 · 158 matches

Doncaster away — creates 1.38, concedes 1.42 · 73 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Grimsby attack 1.23 + Doncaster defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.32

Doncaster attack 1.38 + Grimsby defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.34

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 37%?"

Grimsby scores more
37%
level
26%
Doncaster scores more
37%

Grimsby at 37% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 37% does not mean "Grimsby will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Grimsby vs Doncaster

Doncaster beat Grimsby 3-0 in League Two on October 5, 2024.

The match was played at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire.