Forest Green v Grimsby result

Full-time · Forest Green 1–0 Grimsby

League Two · Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:00 GMT · The innocent New Lawn Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Forest Green · Grimsby · Head-to-head

Forest Green 1–0 Grimsby — Forest Green won this League Two match.

Next for Forest Green: Forest Green v Chesham United, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Grimsby: Rochdale v Grimsby, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Forest Green 1–0 Grimsby · League Two
Venue: The innocent New Lawn Stadium · Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Referee: J. Adcock
Head-to-head (last 6): Forest Green 3 · draws 1 · Grimsby 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Forest Green 3W 1D 1L · Grimsby 2W 2D 1L

Forest Green 1–0 Grimsby (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.2 / 3.75

Corners

against 3.4 / 5.88 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.2 / 3.13

Shots on target

against 1.8 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.2 / 1.88 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 October 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Forest Green for / against	Line	Grimsby for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.2 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	3.75 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.2 for · 7 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.88 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.2 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.13 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.8 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	13.25 for · 15.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Forest Green

Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. McCoulsky n 6	10.8	2.8 2/0	1.4 1/0	—
J. Matt n 8	89	2.4 7/7	1.6 6/4	O. Windsor
E. Adams n 8	88.3	2.2 8/6	4 8/8	—
E. Whitehouse n 8	63.3	1.8 4/2	1.6 4/2	—
J. Richardson n 8	52.8	1.3 3/2	0.9 4/0	—

Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Collins n 8	77.1	3.2 8/7	1.3 3/2
J. Young n 4	38	3 4/1	1.2 2/0
M. Stevens n 8	33.4	3 5/2	1.3 4/0
S. McCoulsky n 6	10.8	2.8 1/1	0 0/0
J. Matt n 8	89	2.5 7/5	1.6 6/2

Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Young n 4	38	1.2 2/0	0 0/0
J. Matt n 8	89	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
M. Stevens n 8	33.4	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
O. Bailey n 8	64.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Wagstaff n 8	46.3	0 0/0	0.5 2/0

Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Whitehouse n 8	63.3	2.5 6/4
K. Wilson n 8	84.4	2.4 8/6
E. Adams n 8	88.3	2.2 7/4
Carl Winchester n 8	90	2.1 8/5
D. Sweeney n 8	84.9	1.9 8/4

Forest Green — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. McGee n 8	90	1.6 5/2

Grimsby

Grimsby — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Bennett n 8	20.8	3.3 3/2	1.6 3/0	—
J. Hanson n 8	46.6	2.7 6/4	2.2 5/2	—
M. Wright n 8	37.1	2.7 5/3	3 6/3	—
O. Windsor n 4	70.5	2.2 4/3	2.6 4/2	J. Matt
Matthew James Green n 8	58.4	2.1 6/4	1.2 3/1	—

Grimsby — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Gibson n 7	38	3 6/3	0.7 2/0
K. Bennett n 8	20.8	2.7 4/1	0.5 1/0
G. Williams n 8	65.8	2.2 7/3	1.5 5/2
Matthew James Green n 8	58.4	2.1 5/3	1.3 4/2
J. Hanson n 8	46.6	1.7 3/3	0.7 3/0

Grimsby — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Hanson n 8	46.6	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
O. Windsor n 4	70.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
O. Edwards n 7	49.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
G. Williams n 8	65.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Bennett n 8	20.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Grimsby — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Wright n 8	37.1	3 5/2
E. Hewitt n 8	80.5	2.9 6/6
D. Rose n 8	67.3	2.3 5/3
L. Öhman n 8	82.9	2 6/4
J. Tilley n 8	62.9	2 7/3

Grimsby — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. McKeown n 8	90	2.9 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Forest Green		Grimsby
36%	Possession	64%
9	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	2
0	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	3
3	Corners	2
2	Offsides	3
12	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
290	Passes	502
66%	Pass accuracy	77%

Forest Green player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. McGee	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
U. Godwin-Malife	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	Y	7
C. Stokes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Liam Kitching	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.7
S. Wagstaff	90	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	7.3
E. Whitehouse	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Carl Winchester	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	Y	7.2
J. Matt	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
O. Bailey	79	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.3
N. Cadden	74	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Young	55	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.7
D. Sweeney sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Richardson sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. March sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Grimsby player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. McKeown	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
L. Hendrie	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
L. Waterfall	90	1	1	0	0	0	7
J. Tilley	90	2	1	1	0	0	6.7
M. Pollock	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
T. Taylor	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
D. Preston	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Morton	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
O. Windsor	66	0	0	0	5	0	6.6
D. Idehen	58	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Hanson	58	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Gibson sub	32	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
V. Gomis sub	32	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Matthew James Green sub	24	1	0	0	0	Y	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Forest Green v Grimsby — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Forest GreenDWWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

GrimsbyDWWLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Forest Green 3 · 1 draw · Grimsby 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2020-02-01 Grimsby 2–2 Forest Green
2019-08-17 Forest Green 1–0 Grimsby
2019-01-22 Forest Green 3–0 Grimsby
2018-08-04 Grimsby 1–4 Forest Green
2018-05-05 Forest Green 0–3 Grimsby
2017-12-09 Grimsby 1–0 Forest Green

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Forest Green#6 pos73 pts46 pl+8 GD

Grimsby#24 pos43 pts46 pl-32 GD

Goals per game

Forest Green scored1.28

Grimsby scored0.8

Forest Green conceded1.11

Grimsby conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Forest Green and Grimsby?: In their last 6 meetings, Forest Green won 3, Grimsby won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Forest Green and Grimsby?: Recent form — Forest Green 3W 1D 1L; Grimsby 2W 2D 1L.

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