Football Bet of the Day: Back defences to dominate at Plough Lane

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Grimsby defenders need to be on their mettle tonight

The Mariners have started to repair their leaky ship, reckons Tobias Gourlay


AFC Wimbledon v Grimsby
Tuesday 19:45

In Italy last night, Inter got their win, but Martinez was kept off the score sheet and Genoa nicked a consolation as it finished 2-1 to the Serie A leaders.

We're dropping into League Two today for 10th-placed AFC Wimbledon's home game with 21st-placed Grimsby. Goals could be at a premium in this one...

David Artell has not got the results he would've wanted in the first few months of his reign at Grimsby, but his team have been pretty robust on the road.

The Mariners have gone W1-D4-L1, losing only to league leaders Mansfield. They've conceded only five times across those six games, with 5/6 finished with Under 2.5 Goals in total.

Johnnie Jackson's AFC Wimbledon are W8-D4-L5 at home this season and start as favourites. However, the goals have dried up slightly in recent outings at Plough Lane. The hosts have scored four times in the last four, with all four games ending with Under 2.5 Goals.

Since Grimsby returned to the Football League, three meetings between these two have produced a total of two goals, including a goalless draw in this season's reverse fixture. At even money, we'll take this one to be another low scorer.

Back Under 2.5 Goals in AFC Wimbledon v Grimsby @ 2.01/1

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