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Grimsby Town v Blackpool : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Blundell Park, Grimsby

The League Cup is the focus for both Grimsby Town and Blackpool on Saturday afternoon, as managers David Artell and Ian Ross Evatt face one another at the Blundell Park. Stats drive the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and changing between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.

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Grimsby Town's next match is v Exeter at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August
Blackpool's next match is v Wycombe at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August

The last English League Cup meeting between Grimsby and Blackpool was on Saturday 8th August 2026

English League Cup

August 8th 2026

Grimsby 1	3 Blackpool

H. Rodgers 90'	3' N. Ennis
	58' J. Bowler
	90' K. Kouassi

	GRI BLP
Shots On	8 4
Shots Off	1 6
Corners	13 4
Possession	51% 49%
Fouls	7 11
Yellow/red cards	1/0

Grimsby	Blackpool

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Grimsby or Blackpool are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 78% chance of two goals or more.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Grimsby are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.38.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Grimsby 41%	5/4 18%	11/8 5%
Draw 25%	13/5 3%	5/2
Blackpool 34%	7/4 22%	15/8 7%
Draw 1-1 12%	6/1	5/1
Grimsby 1-0 9%	15/2 11%	7/1
Grimsby 2-1 9%	17/2 5%	7/1 6%
Blackpool 1-0 8%	9/1 18%	8/1 6%
Blackpool 2-1 8%	10/1 16%	8/1
Grimsby 2-0 7%	11/1 20%	9/1 9%
Draw 0-0 6%	11/1	10/1
Draw 2-2 6%	12/1	10/1
Blackpool 2-0 5%	14/1 25%	11/1
Grimsby 3-1 4%	18/1 10%	14/1
Blackpool 3-1 3%	22/1 21%	16/1
Grimsby 3-0 3%	20/1 28%	16/1 11%
Grimsby 3-2 3%	25/1 10%	20/1
Blackpool 3-2 3%	28/1 12%	20/1
Blackpool 3-0 2%	28/1 38%	20/1
Over 2.5 Goals 53%	4/5	4/5
Under 2.5 Goals 47%	1/1	10/11
Home 1st Goal 49%	5/6 11%	17/20 3%
Away 1st Goal 47%	21/20 12%	11/10 5%
No 1st Goal 4%	11/1	10/1
BTTS - Yes 57%	7/10	4/6 1%
BTTS - No 43%	21/20	11/10 2%
BTTS - Home Win 21%	7/2 18%	10/3 2%
BTTS - Draw 19%	7/2	16/5 5%
BTTS - Away Win 17%	4/1 11%	4/1 4%
Home/draw 66%	2/5 14%	2/5 3%
Away/draw 59%	8/13 16%	4/7 3%
Home/away 75%	2/7	3/10
Over 1.5 Goals 77%	1/4	1/4
Under 1.5 Goals 23%	11/4	27/10
Over 3.5 Goals 31%	2/1	2/1
Under 3.5 Goals 69%	4/11	7/20
Over 4.5 Goals 15%	5/1	19/4
Under 4.5 Goals 85%	1/8	1/9 1%
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	12/1	10/1
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	1/25	1/33
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1/25	1/33
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	12/1	10/1
Home DNB 59%	4/6 17%	7/10 3%
Away DNB 51%	11/10 21%	21/20 5%
Grimsby win to nil 21%	3/1 20%	-
Blackpool win to nil 17%	9/2 38%	-
Grimsby / Grimsby 22%	11/4 21%	13/5 4%
Grimsby / Blackpool 3%	28/1 26%	20/1
Grimsby / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1
Draw / Grimsby 14%	5/1 14%	19/4 4%
Draw / Blackpool 12%	6/1 17%	11/2
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	17/4
Blackpool / Grimsby 4%	22/1 21%	18/1
Blackpool / Blackpool 18%	15/4 27%	10/3 3%
Blackpool / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1

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Goal Statistics

Grimsby Town have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 12 consecutive League Cup matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Blackpool on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Grimsby	Blackpool
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 23% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 77% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals	0 27% 1 35% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 62% probability that Blackpool will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away games

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season

27%

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GRI

BLP

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Games scored	18		15
Failed to score	2		5
Scored first	12		10
Goals scored	36		22
Avg. goals scored	1.8		1.1
Avg. shots per game	9		7
Avg. shots per goal	5		6
Conversion rate for	20		16
Avg. XG for	1.7		1.1
KickOff rating		+27%

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Games conceded	14		12
Clean sheets	6		8
Conceded first	8		9
Goals conceded	22		26
Avg. goals conceded	1.1		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		7
Conversion rate against	15%		14%
Avg. XG against	1.1		1.4
KickOff rating		+1%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Grimsby v Blackpool will show here when available.

Grimsby League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	0
C Pym	H Rodgers	G Turi

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Pym GLK	1			-
H Rodgers DEF	1	1		-
C McJannett DEF	1			-
J Sweeney DEF	1			-
M. Kacurri DEF	1			-
K Green MID	1			-
J Walker MID	1			-
G Turi MID	1		1	-
A Cook FWD	1			-
J Andrews FWD	1			-
J Amaluzor FWD	1			-
C Vernam FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	1	2
H Rodgers	H Rodgers	G Turi	C Vernam

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
H Rodgers DEF	1	2
C McJannett DEF		2
K Green MID				1
J Walker MID		2
G Turi MID			1
J Amaluzor FWD		1
C Vernam FWD				2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
54	3	7
C McJannett	J Walker	J Sweeney

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
C McJannett DEF	54		1
M. Kacurri DEF	45	2	4
C Pym GLK	44
J Sweeney DEF	41	2	7
G Turi MID	30	1	6
C Vernam FWD	28		2
K Green MID	23		3
H Rodgers DEF	20		3
J Walker MID	18	3	6
A Cook FWD	17		2
J Amaluzor FWD	15		4
J Andrews FWD	5

Blackpool League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	0	0
B Peacock-Farrell	N Ennis

Line-up	Appserances	goals	cards
B Peacock-Farrell GLK	1		-
O Casey DEF	1		-
Z Ashworth DEF	1		-
H Coulson DEF	1		-
A Lyons DEF	1		-
I Niskanen MID	1		-
G Honeyman MID	1		-
A Morgan MID	1		-
L Clarkson MID	1		-
J Brown MID	1		-
C Hamilton FWD	1		-
N Ennis FWD	1	1	-
J Bowler FWD	1	1	-
K Kouassi FWD	1	1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	1	0	1
N Ennis	H Coulson		N Ennis

Line-up	goals	shots on	big chances
N Ennis FWD	1	1	1
J Bowler FWD	1	1
K Kouassi FWD	1	1
H Coulson DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
52	1	3
O Casey	Z Ashworth	J Brown

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
O Casey DEF	52		1
Z Ashworth DEF	42	1	1
J Brown MID	39		3
B Peacock-Farrell GLK	37		1
J Bowler FWD	34
C Hamilton FWD	24		1
N Ennis FWD	22	1	1
H Coulson DEF	22	1	1
K Kouassi FWD	8		1
G Honeyman MID	8
A Morgan MID	6		1
L Clarkson MID	5		1
I Niskanen MID	4
A Lyons DEF	3

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