Notts County vs Grimsby Town Match Analysis and Prediction

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Monday sees Grimsby Town take a trip to Meadow Lane Stadium to face Notts County in the National League promotion playoffs both teams battling for a position in the semi-finals. Kickoff set for May 23, 2022 21:45 EAT.

The hosts currently sit fifth in the table 82 points from 44 matches played. In the last five fixtures, four wins and only one loss were recorded. Notts County has kept it tight, seeing the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their past six outings standing at 4.

Ian Burchnall’s side will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-1 National League success against Maidenhead United. In that match, Notts County had 58% possession, 12 shots with 5 of them on target and a goal scored by Cal Roberts (71′). Maidenhead United got 10 shots with 3 of them on target.

Currently, the visitors sit sixth in the regular National League campaign with 77 points from 44 matches. Two wins, two draws and one loss has been recorded in the last five fixtures. In their last 6 outings, Grimsby Town managed a total of 11 goals scoring in every single one of those games. Their opponents have scored 10 goals.

Paul Hurst’s side will hope for a better result following a 4-4 drawn match in the National League match with Eastleigh. In that game, Grimsby Town had 52% possession, 12 shots with 5 of them on target and goals scored by Jordan Maguire-Drew (31′) and Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (44′, 60′, 86′). Eastleigh got 9 shots with 3 of them on target and goals scored by Danny Whitehall (54′), Sam Smart (56′), Jake Hesketh (71′) and Tyrone Barnett (90′).