Grimsby Town vs Crewe -League Two On Tuesday night, Grimsby Town and Crewe Alexandra will square off in the first round of the EFL Cup at Blundell Park.
Crewe has six points from its first two games and is second behind Walsall, while Grimsby has one point from its first two league games, placing them in 18th and nineteenth, respectively.
On July 30, Grimsby lost 2-0 to Leyton Orient to begin their 2022–23 League Two season. However, on Saturday, they drew 1–1 with Northampton Town to earn a point.
In fact, Paul Hurst’s team didn’t tie the score until the 88th minute of the game in Cleethorpes, when Jordan Maguire-Drew scored to lift Grimsby off the bottom of the division standings.
The Mariners’ primary goal for the 2022–23 season will be to consolidate at this level once more after securing a return to League Two via the National League playoffs last season.
Since defeating Macclesfield Town on penalties in 2019, Grimsby has not won a League Cup game, losing to Chelsea and Morecambe in their most recent two contests.
Grimsby Town vs Crewe – Betting Analysis
The Mariners won 2-0 at home against Crewe in 2019. This is the first League Cup encounter between the teams since Crewe beat the Mariners 1-0 in 1990.
Meanwhile, Crewe was relegated from League One previous season after coming last in the standings with only 29 points from their 46 games.
The Alex have had a strong start to their 2022–23 League Two campaign, defeating Rochdale 2-1 on July 30 and Harrogate Town 3-0 on July 31. With six points, they are now in second place in the standings.
Alex Morris’s club is enthusiastic about gaining promotion this season. Next weekend, they play at Salford City, then host Sutton United and Northampton Town.
Crewe has ten times made it to the third round of the League Cup, including in 2008, but they are renowned for making it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1888.
However, the Railwaymen have dropped three of their last four League Cup games, including a 3-0 loss to Leeds United in the second round of last year’s competition.
Grimsby Town vs Crewe – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Under 2.5 Goals
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