Walsall vs Grimsby Town

26 August 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee B Atkinson

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ryan Stirk 81’
  • Abo Eisa 52’

Match summary

Walsall and Grimsby Town shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Abo Eisa put Grimsby Town ahead from a corner in the 52nd minute and Ryan Stirk equalised in the 81st minute.

Shots finished 16-11 to Walsall, with 6 on target for Walsall and 2 for Grimsby Town. Walsall had a player sent off.

Match stats

Walsall Grimsby Town
16 Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0

Key events

Walsall Grimsby Town
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
52’
Abo Eisa0-1 (Grimsby Town)
Ryan Stirk1-1 (Walsall)
81’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Walsall
  • Chris Hussey
  • Owen Evans
  • Tom Knowles
Grimsby Town
  • Harvey Rodgers
  • Harry Clifton
  • Danny Rose

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Grimsby Town attacking Walsall attacking 
3’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, saved 4’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, blocked 7’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 9’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, off target 12’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 15’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), from a corner, off target 18’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, off target 42’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), direct free kick, saved 50’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 46’ Donervon Daniels (Walsall), open play, off target 47’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, saved 48’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), from a corner, off target 52’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), from a corner, goal 57’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), set piece, hit the woodwork 59’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, saved 60’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 64’ Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 64’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 70’ Niall Maher (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 70’ Kamil Conteh (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 79’ Joe Riley (Walsall), from a corner, off target 81’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, goal 81’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, blocked 81’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, off target 86’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 86’ Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 90+3’ Kamil Conteh (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Aramide Oteh (Walsall), open play, off target 90+6’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), direct free kick, off target 3’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, saved 4’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, blocked 7’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 9’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, off target 12’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 15’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), from a corner, off target 18’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, off target 42’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), direct free kick, saved 50’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 46’ Donervon Daniels (Walsall), open play, off target 47’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, saved 48’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), from a corner, off target 52’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), from a corner, goal 57’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), set piece, hit the woodwork 59’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, saved 60’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 64’ Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 64’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 70’ Niall Maher (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 70’ Kamil Conteh (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 79’ Joe Riley (Walsall), from a corner, off target 81’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, goal 81’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, blocked 81’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, off target 86’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 86’ Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 90+3’ Kamil Conteh (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Aramide Oteh (Walsall), open play, off target 90+6’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), direct free kick, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Chris Hussey Sent off
90′ – – – – – –
Tom Knowles Taken off
75′ – – 2 – – –
Ross Tierney
90′ – – 5 – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Freddie Draper Taken off
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Danny Johnson Taken off
71′ – – – – – – –
Aramide Oteh Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 – – – –
Joe Riley Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Walsall win 39% Avg odds 2.38
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24
Grimsby Town win 32% Avg odds 2.95

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.