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Gillingham v Grimsby Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Gareth Ainsworth's Gillingham side will have home backing in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as David Artell's Grimsby Town travel to the Priestfield Stadium. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've delved into our expansive database and found the statistics that are most significant. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
27%
--
Draw
26%
--
Grimsby
47%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Grimsby 1-0
11%
--
Grimsby 2-1
9%
--
Grimsby 2-0
9%
--
Gillingham 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Gillingham 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Grimsby 3-1
5%
--
Gillingham 2-0
4%
--
Grimsby 3-0
4%
--
Grimsby 3-2
3%
--
Gillingham 3-1
2%
--
Gillingham 3-2
2%
--
Grimsby 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
51%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
21%
--
Home/draw
53%
--
Away/draw
73%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
45%
--
Away DNB
65%
--
Gillingham win to nil
15%
--
Grimsby win to nil
26%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Gillingham have played 40 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

28 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 8 and won 6. Gillingham have conceded 44 goals, scored 25, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Gillingham have played 20 games at home, winning 6, drawing 7 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 25 goals, conceded 32 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Grimsby lay in 10th place on 62 points in the League Two league table having played 39 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 40 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Grimsby have conceded 25 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Grimsby have played 18 away games, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gillingham
Grimsby
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley41221452580 
l
 
1-4A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
2
MK Dons41211283575 
l
 
1-5A
l
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-3F
3
Cambridge40201372773 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
d
 
1-1A
-
4
Notts C41227122473 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
5
Salford4123414873 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
6
Swindon41218121871 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
d
 
2-2A
7
Chesterfield40171491065 
w
 
4-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 14
8
Oldham401713101764 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
9
Crewe41189141063 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 11
l
 
3-2F
10
Grimsby391711111462 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
-
-
11
Walsall41171113762 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
12
Barnet41161312761 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
13
Fleetwood41141314155 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
14
Colchester40141214754 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
15
Accrington4014917-451 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
16
Bristol R4115422-1749 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
17
Gillingham40111316-1446 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
18
Shrewsbury4112821-2644 
May 2
d
 
3-3A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
19
Cheltenham3911919-2342 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 14
w
 
7-1A
w
 
0-2F
20
Crawley4181320-2037 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 6
21
Tranmere409922-2236 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
May 2
22
Newport419725-2934 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-3A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
23
Barrow408923-2633 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
5-0F
d
 
2-2F
24
Harrogate418924-2933 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-3A
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Gillingham 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Grimsby 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Gillingham since 2001
Gillingham
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
12
4
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
GIL
5
D
1
GRI
1
League games at Grimsby since 2000
Grimsby
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
11
5
Games: Scored
8 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
0 / 8
GIL
1
D
3
GRI
4
Goal Statistics

Grimsby Town's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Gillingham have conceded in each of their last 7 League Two matches. A PG of 1.5 for D. Artell's side suggests that run should continue.

Gillingham 17th Grimsby 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Gillingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Grimsby’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Grimsby
1.1
1.5
Attack rating
%
better
GIL
GRI
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
GIL
GRI
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Gillingham v Grimsby League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
357611
R HuttonB DackM ClarkJ Andrews
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Hutton DEF383
5
1
S Gale DEF3611
8
-
M Clark DEF3536
5
1
B Dack MID3571
10
-
R McKenzie MID344
2
-
J Andrews FWD3331
11
-
E Coleman MID321
5
-
A Smith DEF311
6
-
S Vokes FWD3021
1
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD294
-
A Little MID2742
6
1
A Rowe MID2711
5
-
G Morris GLK251
1
-
J Williams MID221
2
1
G McCleary FWD2113
1
-
J Turner GLK16
-
R Hale FWD144
1
-
N Khumbeni MID121
1
-
T. Akomeah DEF11
1
-
S Ogie DEF11
3
-
L Cirino DEF101
5
-
O Beckles DEF9
3
-
J Smith FWD91
-
C Masterson DEF62
-
C Antwi MID5
-
H. Waldock MID5
1
-
E Williams MID41
-
Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
391297
H RodgersJ KabiaC VernamH Rodgers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Rodgers DEF3921
7
-
C McJannett DEF3912
5
-
J Kabia FWD39122
4
-
K Green MID35104
4
1
G McEachran MID352
7
-
C Vernam FWD3599
1
-
D Burns MID3414
4
-
J Walker  MID3344
3
-
E Khouri MID3242
4
-
R Staunton DEF313
-
J Amaluzor FWD2823
3
-
G Turi MID23
3
-
J Sweeney DEF2232
3
-
J Soonsup-Bell FWD2111
1
-
J Smith GLK19
-
C Pym GLK19
1
T Warren DEF19
2
-
A Cook FWD154
3
-
C Oduor MID14
-
D Tharme DEF11
1
-
M. Kacurri DEF9
2
-
T Sellars-Fleming FWD81
-
S Lavelle DEF6
-
C. Gardner FWD61
1
-
J Svanthórsson FWD6
-
Z. Gilsenan MID2
-
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