Grimsby Town
- Grimsby Town have won two, tied two and lost one of their last five games.
- Grimsby Town recorded a 1-0 away win over Fleetwood Town and followed up with a 0-0 draw at Cambridge United on Wednesday.
- David Artell has developed a shape-first, transition based identity for the Mariners, who are a patient, well organised side that can hit teams on the break.
Barnet
- Barnet are undefeated in their last five League Two matches, winning two and drawing three.
- Barnet extended their undefeated run to five games with back-to-back goalless draws, including a 0-0 at home to Crewe Alexandra and a 0-0 away three days ago.
- Barnet are a much more aggressive, high tempo unit who like to press teams, overload the wings and play vertically to their runners in the midfield third.
Head-to-Head
The Bees triumphed 3-0 in the reverse league fixture with Grimsby Town three months ago.
Key Players
- Joseph Kizzi has been Barnet’s most reliable source of goals in the past few weeks, netting two of the Bees’ four goals across the last five rounds.
- Grimsby Town’s Charles Vernam is the team’s top scorer with six in 24 League Two games this term.
Betting Insights
- Barnet are the slight favourites at 2.54, Grimsby can be backed at 2.66 and the draw is available at 3.35.
- The Under 2.5 goals market at 1.93 makes plenty of appeal given recent goalless draws from both sides.
Prediction
With Barnet having the better recent head-to-head record and a marginally better away record, the Bees are fancied to just edge what could be a close encounter.
