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Wrexham vs Grimsby — League Two 2018

Wrexham
Wrexham
FT
3 – 0
HT: 2 – 0
Grimsby
Grimsby
9/16/2023League TwoLeague Two · Round 8STōK Cae Ras

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Wrexham59%
×Draw21%
Grimsby20%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Wrexham
2.06
Grimsby
1.10

Wrexham creates 87% more chances

Season form · 23 home / 158 away

creates per match

Wrexham
2.70
Grimsby
1.11

allows per match

Wrexham
1.09
Grimsby
1.41

finishing

Wrexham+0.00on par
Grimsby+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Over
  • Over61
  • Under39

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Wrexham ↓

Grimsby →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–04%
0–15%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–09%
1–110%
1–25%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–09%
2–110%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–06%
3–17%
3–24%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–03%
4–14%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
82%18%2.5
61%39%3.5
39%61%4.5
21%79%

Double chance

Wrexham or draw
80%
Wrexham or Grimsby
79%
Draw or Grimsby
41%

Winning margin

Wrexham wins by 2+
36%
Grimsby wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Wrexham 1+ goals
87%
Wrexham 2+ goals
61%
Wrexham 3+ goals
34%
Grimsby 1+ goals
67%
Grimsby 2+ goals
30%
Grimsby 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Wrexham (draw refunded)
75%
Grimsby (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Wrexham at home — creates 2.70, concedes 1.09 · 23 matches

Grimsby away — creates 1.11, concedes 1.41 · 158 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Wrexham attack 2.70 + Grimsby defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 2.06

Grimsby attack 1.11 + Wrexham defence 1.09 → ÷2 → 1.10

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 59%?"

Wrexham scores more
59%
level
21%
Grimsby scores more
20%

Wrexham at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Wrexham 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: Wrexham vs Grimsby

Wrexham beat Grimsby 3-0 in League Two on September 16, 2023.

The match was played at STōK Cae Ras in Wrecsam.