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

Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

David Artell leads his Grimsby Town troops to the Priestfield Stadium in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, with Gareth Ainsworth's Gillingham their challengers. All of the key statistics for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.

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Gillingham's next match is v Barnet at 15:00 on Saturday 25th April
Grimsby Town's next match is v Swindon at 12:30 on Saturday 25th April
The last English League Two meeting between Gillingham and Grimsby was on Saturday 18th April 2026
English League Two
April 18th 2026
Gillingham 1
4 Grimsby
 
G. McCleary 55'41' A. Cook
74' J. Kabia
80' K. Green
85' C. Vernam
 
GIL
GRI
Shots On
3
7
Shots Off
6
3
Corners
5
3
Possession
49%
51%
Fouls
9
11
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
GillinghamGrimsby
 
G. Morris
R. Hutton
M. Clark
C. Masterson (S. Vokes 78')
A. Little
G. McClearyfootball icon (T. Akomeah 87')
S. Palmer-Houlden
S. Gale
L. Cirino (B. Dack 79')
N. Khumbeni (H. Waldock 88')
R. Hale
M. Kacurri
H. Rodgers
(J. Sweeney 76') R. Staunton
football iconK. Green
(G. David Turi 66') J. Walker
(C. Vernam 76') football iconJ. Kabia
(D. O'Brien Burns 76') J. Amaluzor
C. McJannett
J. Smith
(T. Warren 88') C. Odour
football iconA. Cook

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Gillingham and Grimsby combined during the standard 90 minutes. Recent form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this conclusion, and we think there's a 75% chance of it coming in. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.30.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Grimsby coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
25%
14/5
19%
1/50
5%
Draw
26%
23/10750/1
Grimsby
50%
19/20
5%
1/1000
3%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/217/20
Grimsby 1-0
12%
13/223/10
Grimsby 2-1
9%
15/2
6%
4/6
Grimsby 2-0
9%
17/2
5%
16/5
Gillingham 1-0
8%
11/1
20%
6/1
18%
Draw 0-0
8%
9/17/2
6%
Gillingham 2-1
6%
12/1
8%
5/1
9%
Grimsby 3-1
5%
14/1
12%
10/21
Grimsby 3-0
5%
16/1
11%
15/2
13%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
13%
9/2
8%
Gillingham 2-0
4%
20/1
24%
14/1
Grimsby 3-2
2%
25/111/2
10%
Gillingham 3-1
2%
28/125/1
Grimsby 4-1
2%
33/12/7
12%
Grimsby 4-0
2%
33/1
17%
20/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
19/2017/20
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
17/2017/20
3%
Home 1st Goal
43%
7/5
7%
9/5
2%
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/6
3%
17/20
2%
No 1st Goal
5%
9/17/2
6%
BTTS - Yes
50%
8/11
4%
6/5
3%
BTTS - No
50%
1/1
5%
8/13
5%
BTTS - Home Win
11%
13/2
15%
1/50
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
4%
150/1
2%
BTTS - Away Win
21%
3/1
8%
1/1000
3%
Home/draw
50%
4/5
8%
150/1
2%
Away/draw
75%
1/4
6%
1/50
3%
Home/away
74%
1/3
2%
1/1000
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
2/7
1%
3/10
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
5/2
3%
23/10
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
9/4
4%
11/10
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/3
2%
4/6
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
11/2
7%
6/4
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/9
1%
10/21
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/1
13%
5/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/9
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/20
1%
1/6
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/1
10%
18/5
6%
Home DNB
43%
7/4
10%
7/4
6%
Away DNB
67%
2/5
7%
2/5
3%
Gillingham win to nil
14%
6/1
17%
-
Grimsby win to nil
29%
12/5
3%
-
Gillingham / Gillingham
13%
5/1
9%
12/1
9%
Gillingham / Grimsby
4%
22/128/1
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/120/1
8%
Draw / Gillingham
10%
7/1
7%
19/5
Draw / Grimsby
17%
4/17/4
4%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/219/10
Grimsby / Gillingham
3%
33/1
17%
40/1
Grimsby / Grimsby
27%
11/5
2%
13/2
Grimsby / Draw
6%
12/120/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Gillingham have played 43 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 9 and won 7. Gillingham have conceded 44 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 8 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Gillingham have played 21 games at home, winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 32 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Grimsby lay in 8th place on 68 points in the League Two league table having played 42 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 7 and losing 8 games. They have scored 47 goals and kept 14 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Grimsby have conceded 31 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Grimsby have played 20 away games, winning 8, drawing 6 and losing 6 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
Bromley44231562584 
l
 
1-4A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
2
MK Dons44231383882 
l
 
1-5A
l
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-3F
3
Cambridge44211583078 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
4
Salford4424515877 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
5
Notts C44237142176 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
6
Swindon44229131675 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
d
 
2-2A
7
Grimsby442111122074 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
8
Chesterfield44191691273 
w
 
4-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
9
Barnet441913121270 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
10
Crewe4419916866 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
l
 
3-2F
11
Oldham441714131465 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
12
Walsall44181115465 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
13
Colchester441712151163 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
14
Fleetwood44151415-159 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
15
Bristol R4418422-1358 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
16
Accrington44141020-852 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
17
Cheltenham44141020-1952 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
7-1A
w
 
0-2F
18
Gillingham44121418-1650 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
19
Shrewsbury4413922-2648 
May 2
d
 
3-3A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
20
Tranmere44101024-2240 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
May 2
21
Crawley4481422-2438 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
22
Newport4410727-3137 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-3A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
23
Barrow449926-2936 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
5-0F
d
 
2-2F
24
Harrogate449926-3036 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-3A
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Gillingham 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Gillingham2 - 0Accrington
Gillingham1 - 2Bristol R
Gillingham0 - 2Swindon
Gillingham1 - 5MK Dons
Gillingham1 - 1Fleetwood
Gillingham0 - 3Oldham
Gillingham2 - 1Tranmere
Gillingham1 - 4Bromley
Gillingham3 - 2Newport
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Gillingham1 - 1Cambridge
Gillingham2 - 2Barrow
Gillingham1 - 1Barnet
Gillingham2 - 2Crawley
Gillingham1 - 2Salford
Gillingham1 - 1Cheltenham
Gillingham0 - 1Harrogate
Gillingham1 - 0Notts C
Gillingham1 - 0Crewe
Gillingham4 - 1Chesterfield
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGillingham1 - 2Cheltenham
AGillingham0 - 0Salford
HGillingham2 - 0Accrington
AGillingham2 - 2Walsall
AGillingham0 - 2Crawley
HGillingham1 - 2Bristol R
HGillingham0 - 2Swindon
AGillingham0 - 5Cambridge
HGillingham1 - 5MK Dons
HGillingham1 - 1Fleetwood
AGillingham1 - 0Barrow
HGillingham0 - 3Oldham
AGillingham0 - 1Chesterfield
AGillingham0 - 1Crewe
HGillingham2 - 1Tranmere
AGillingham0 - 1Notts C
HGillingham1 - 4Bromley
AGillingham3 - 0Harrogate
HGillingham3 - 2Newport
AGillingham0 - 2Swindon
Grimsby 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Chesterfield2 - 1Grimsby
Crawley0 - 2Grimsby
Oldham1 - 0Grimsby
Notts C0 - 1Grimsby
Bristol R3 - 1Grimsby
Newport0 - 0Grimsby
Colchester0 - 1Grimsby
Cheltenham0 - 2Grimsby
Fleetwood0 - 1Grimsby
Bromley2 - 0Grimsby
Shrewsbury1 - 1Grimsby
Swindon2 - 2Grimsby
Barrow2 - 2Grimsby
Crewe3 - 2Grimsby
Salford0 - 2Grimsby
Barnet3 - 0Grimsby
MK Dons2 - 3Grimsby
Accrington1 - 1Grimsby
Walsall0 - 1Grimsby
Harrogate3 - 3Grimsby
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGrimsby1 - 2Chesterfield
HGrimsby3 - 2Crewe
AGrimsby2 - 0Crawley
HGrimsby1 - 3Harrogate
HGrimsby5 - 0Barrow
HGrimsby1 - 0Fleetwood
AGrimsby0 - 1Oldham
HGrimsby1 - 1Bromley
HGrimsby3 - 1Salford
AGrimsby1 - 0Notts C
AGrimsby1 - 3Bristol R
HGrimsby2 - 2Walsall
HGrimsby1 - 0Accrington
AGrimsby0 - 0Newport
HGrimsby2 - 2MK Dons
AGrimsby1 - 0Colchester
AGrimsby2 - 0Cheltenham
HGrimsby1 - 0Barnet
AGrimsby1 - 0Fleetwood
HGrimsby1 - 0Shrewsbury
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Grimsby have not lost to Gillingham in 5 consecutive league meetings
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gillingham
0 - 1Grimsby
Draw1 - 1Draw
Gillingham2 - 1
Gillingham3 - 0
Gillingham3 - 0
Gillingham2 - 1
Gillingham1 - 0
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Grimsby
Grimsby1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Grimsby2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Grimsby3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Gillingham
Grimsby1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Grimsby Town have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.5 against Gillingham on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Gillingham 18th Grimsby 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Gillingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
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
1.5
Attack rating
GIL
GRI
19%
better
view stats
Games scored31
34
Failed to score12
8
Scored first17
23
Goals scored49
63
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
GIL
GRI
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded33
26
Clean sheets10
16
Conceded first24
17
Goals conceded62
47
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1
KickOff rating
+20%

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
397611
R HuttonB DackM ClarkJ Andrews
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Morris GLK291
1
-
R Hutton DEF423
5
1
S Gale DEF4011
8
-
C Masterson DEF102
-
M Clark DEF3936
5
1
A Little MID3144
7
1
N Khumbeni MID161
3
-
S. Palmer-Houlden MID334
-
G McCleary MID2533
2
-
L Cirino MID131
5
-
R Hale FWD1851
4
-
Subs
J Turner GLK16
-
T. Akomeah DEF12
1
-
J Williams MID241
2
1
B Dack MID3971
10
-
H. Waldock MID6
1
-
J Andrews FWD3531
11
-
S Vokes FWD3322
1
-
Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4415107
H RodgersJ KabiaC VernamH Rodgers
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Smith GLK24
-
H Rodgers DEF4432
7
-
M. Kacurri DEF14
4
-
C McJannett DEF4422
5
-
R Staunton DEF365
2
-
J Walker  MID3844
3
-
J Amaluzor MID3323
4
-
K Green MID40136
4
1
C Oduor MID19
-
J Kabia MID44152
4
-
A Cook FWD2072
4
-
Subs
C Pym GLK19
1
J Sweeney DEF2632
3
-
T Warren DEF23
2
-
G Turi MID28
5
-
D Burns MID3815
4
-
C Vernam FWD381010
1
-