Grimsby v Crawley Town result

Full-time · Grimsby 3–0 Crawley Town

League Two · Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Grimsby · Crawley Town · Head-to-head

Grimsby 3–0 Crawley Town — Grimsby won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Grimsby beat Crawley Town 3–0 in League Two on Saturday 2 August. It is Grimsby’s first win over Crawley Town since 8 October 2022, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Grimsby led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Grimsby: J. Kabia (10’ pen), Cameron McJannet (30’, assisted by Charles Vernam) and E. Khouri (64’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Grimsby 2.44, Crawley Town 0.25, from 20 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Jackson showed two yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Crawley Town: K. Scott (29’) and D. Conroy (90’).

What it changes

Grimsby are first after this result (one league match played).

Crawley Town are 24th after this result (one league match played).

Grimsby’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 1, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, E. Khouri (Grimsby) 6.3, Jaze Kabia (Grimsby) 5.8 and Cameron McJannet (Grimsby) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Grimsby next travel to Gillingham on 24 October 2026.

Crawley Town next host Tranmere on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Grimsby: Gillingham v Grimsby, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Crawley Town: Crawley Town v Tranmere, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Grimsby 3–0 Crawley Town · League Two
Referee: S. Jackson
Head-to-head (last 6): Grimsby 3 · draws 1 · Crawley Town 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Grimsby 0W 3D 2L · Crawley Town 3W 1D 1L

Grimsby 3–0 Crawley Town (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 2.13

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 3

Corners

against 5 / 4.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 2

Cards

against 2.25 / 3.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.2 yellows

Referee · S. Jackson

1.6 home / 2.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 May 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 May 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Grimsby for / against	Line	Crawley Town for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.13 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.63 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.13 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 15.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.13 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Jackson — 4.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21 fouls over 5 matches (1.6 to the home side, 2.6 to the away side).

Home 1.6Away 2.6

Grimsby

Grimsby — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 May 2025. 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
J. Davies n 8	46.4	2.9 6/2	1.7 5/2	—
C. Thompson n 8	23	2.4 3/1	2 3/1	—
G. Turi n 4	39.3	1.7 2/1	1.7 2/1	—
C. Vernam n 8	33.6	1.7 4/1	0.7 2/0	G. Holohan
C. Ainley n 8	14.4	1.6 2/0	2.3 2/1	—

Grimsby — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Vernam n 8	33.6	2.7 5/3	1.7 4/1
Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu n 8	56.4	2 5/2	1.6 5/2
Luca Barrington n 8	64.3	1.6 5/2	1.1 4/2
C. Ainley n 8	14.4	1.6 2/0	0.8 1/0
K. Green n 8	84.9	1.5 8/2	0.9 5/1

Grimsby — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Luca Barrington n 8	64.3	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu n 8	56.4	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
K. Green n 8	84.9	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Luker n 8	57.4	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
J. Davies n 8	46.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Grimsby — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Turi n 4	39.3	7.5 4/3
C. Thompson n 8	23	4.4 8/1
G. McEachran n 8	75.8	4.2 7/7
J. Davies n 8	46.4	3.9 4/3
J. Svanþórsson n 8	79.6	2.3 8/5

Crawley Town

Crawley Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 May 2025. 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
T. John-Jules n 8	42.1	2.4 5/2	1.9 4/3	—
A. Adeyemo n 8	43.4	2.1 4/2	0.8 3/0	—
A. Papadopoulos n 6	14.8	2 2/0	1 1/0	—
G. Holohan n 8	39	1.7 4/1	3.2 4/3	C. Vernam
B. Ibrahim n 8	69.4	1.5 6/3	0.8 3/2	—

Crawley Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Hepburn-Murphy n 8	90	2.9 8/6	1.6 8/4
Armando Quitirna n 8	57.3	2.2 6/3	1.8 5/3
K. Doyle n 8	52.4	2.1 5/2	1.1 3/1
G. Holohan n 8	39	1.4 4/1	0.9 3/0
B. Ibrahim n 8	69.4	1.1 5/1	0.5 3/0

Crawley Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Hepburn-Murphy n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
Panutche Camará n 8	73	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
K. Doyle n 8	52.4	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
Armando Quitirna n 8	57.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
G. Holohan n 8	39	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Crawley Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Ibrahim n 8	69.4	4.1 6/6
A. Adeyemo n 8	43.4	2.6 5/2
W. Swan n 8	51.1	2.4 4/2
Panutche Camará n 8	73	2.2 5/5
M. Anderson n 8	56	2 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Grimsby		Crawley Town
48%	Possession	52%
2.44	Expected goals (xG)	0.25
20	Shots	5
6	Shots on target	1
8	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	2
19	Shots inside the box	2
10	Corners	3
5	Offsides	3
13	Fouls	14
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
297	Passes	346
69%	Pass accuracy	68%

Grimsby player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
C. Pym	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Tharme	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
C. McJannet	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	8.3
J. Sweeney	90	0	0	2	2	0	1	6.3
G. McEachran	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.3
E. Khouri	90	1	0	3	1	2	2	7.9
H. Rodgers	87	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.2
C. Vernam	87	0	1	1	0	4	0	8.9
D. Burns	83	0	0	1	0	2	0	7.3
K. Green	77	0	0	1	0	0	1	7.3
Jaze Kabia	77	1	0	2	1	0	1	6.2
Cameron Gardner sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Walker sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	3	6.9
T. Warren sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
Henry Brown sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Justin Amaluzor sub	8	0	0	1	1	0	1	6.3

Crawley Town player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
H. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
C. Barker	90	0	0	0	3	0	5.9
D. Conroy	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.3
J. Flint	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.6
J. Williams	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
K. Scott	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
K. Tshimanga	79	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
H. McKirdy	78	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
R. Brown	59	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
G. Holohan	59	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Forster	38	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Papadopoulos sub	52	0	0	0	5	0	6.3
L. Watson sub	31	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Roles sub	31	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Fate Kotey sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Louis Flower sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

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 Grimsby v Crawley Town — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

GrimsbyDLDDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Crawley TownLDWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Grimsby 3 · 1 draw · Crawley Town 2 · 3 goals/game

2024-04-27 Crawley Town 2–0 Grimsby
2023-09-23 Grimsby 2–3 Crawley Town
2023-03-28 Crawley Town 1–1 Grimsby
2022-10-08 Grimsby 3–0 Crawley Town
2021-02-23 Grimsby 2–1 Crawley Town
2020-11-24 Crawley Town 1–2 Grimsby

League standing · 2025/26

Grimsby#7 pos78 pts46 pl+24 GD

Crawley Town#22 pos40 pts46 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

Grimsby scored1.61

Crawley Town scored0.96

Grimsby conceded1.09

Crawley Town conceded1.48

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Grimsby and Crawley Town?: In their last 6 meetings, Grimsby won 3, Crawley Town won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Grimsby and Crawley Town?: Recent form — Grimsby 0W 3D 2L; Crawley Town 3W 1D 1L.

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