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

Sat 12th Sep, 12:30 BST, Blundell Park, Grimsby

Bristol Rovers, led by manager Steve Evans, visit David Artell and his Grimsby Town side at the Blundell Park on Saturday lunch time in the League Two. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our 20+ year database and pulled out the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Grimsby
50%
--
Draw
25%
--
Bristol R
25%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Grimsby 1-0
11%
--
Grimsby 2-1
9%
--
Grimsby 2-0
9%
--
Bristol R 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Bristol R 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Grimsby 3-1
5%
--
Grimsby 3-0
5%
--
Bristol R 2-0
4%
--
Grimsby 3-2
3%
--
Bristol R 3-1
2%
--
Grimsby 4-1
2%
--
Grimsby 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Grimsby win to nil
28%
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Bristol R win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Grimsby
Bristol R
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barnet321047 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Oct 10
Apr 13
2
Walsall321047 
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 26
Mar 29
3
York321027 
Oct 31
Jan 30
Mar 6
l
 
3-2F
4
Colchester321027 
Dec 1
May 8
Sep 1
Feb 9
5
Crewe321027 
May 1
Nov 28
Apr 27
Oct 3
6
Oldham320146 
Dec 29
Apr 3
May 8
Dec 1
7
Bristol R320136 
Sep 12
Feb 20
-
-
8
Tranmere312025 
Jan 1
Mar 26
Nov 28
May 1
9
Fleetwood312015 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 6
Jan 30
Oct 31
10
Grimsby312015 
-
-
Feb 20
Sep 12
11
Newport311114 
Apr 24
Sep 26
w
 
5-3A
Mar 13
12
Cheltenham311104 
Feb 13
Sep 5
Mar 20
Nov 21
13
Rotherham311104 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Sep 5
Feb 13
14
Swindon3111-24 
Feb 27
Nov 14
Oct 24
Jan 23
15
Exeter310203 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 6
Sep 26
Apr 24
16
Chesterfield3102-13 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Nov 14
Feb 27
17
Crawley3102-23 
Sep 19
Apr 17
Feb 6
w
 
0-2F
18
Shrewsbury3102-33 
Oct 3
Apr 27
Jan 16
Oct 17
19
Northampton3021-12 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Mar 26
Jan 2
20
Port Vale3021-22 
Apr 13
Oct 10
Apr 3
Dec 29
21
Gillingham3021-32 
Jan 23
Oct 24
Apr 17
Sep 19
22
Accrington3012-31 
Feb 9
Sep 1
Dec 12
Apr 10
23
Salford3003-40 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Oct 20
Jan 19
24
Rochdale3003-50 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Jan 9
Dec 19
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Grimsby 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby2 - 2Fleetwood
Grimsby1 - 0Exeter
Grimsby1 - 2Salford
Grimsby4 - 0Swindon
Grimsby3 - 2Crewe
Grimsby1 - 3Harrogate
Grimsby5 - 0Barrow
Grimsby1 - 0Fleetwood
Grimsby1 - 1Bromley
Grimsby3 - 1Salford
Grimsby2 - 2Walsall
Grimsby1 - 0Accrington
Grimsby2 - 2MK Dons
Grimsby1 - 0Barnet
Grimsby1 - 0Shrewsbury
Grimsby0 - 0Oldham
Grimsby0 - 2Notts C
Grimsby1 - 2Tranmere
Grimsby0 - 1Chesterfield
Grimsby1 - 0Gillingham
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGrimsby2 - 2Fleetwood
AGrimsby0 - 0Walsall
HGrimsby1 - 0Exeter
AGrimsby2 - 1Salford
HGrimsby1 - 2Salford
AGrimsby1 - 1Tranmere
HGrimsby4 - 0Swindon
AGrimsby2 - 1Cambridge
AGrimsby4 - 1Gillingham
AGrimsby1 - 2Chesterfield
HGrimsby3 - 2Crewe
AGrimsby2 - 0Crawley
HGrimsby1 - 3Harrogate
HGrimsby5 - 0Barrow
HGrimsby1 - 0Fleetwood
AGrimsby0 - 1Oldham
HGrimsby1 - 1Bromley
HGrimsby3 - 1Salford
AGrimsby1 - 0Notts C
AGrimsby1 - 3Bristol R
Bristol R 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crawley0 - 2Bristol R
York3 - 2Bristol R
Notts C1 - 1Bristol R
Tranmere1 - 2Bristol R
Harrogate2 - 3Bristol R
Gillingham1 - 2Bristol R
Bromley1 - 0Bristol R
Barrow0 - 2Bristol R
Swindon1 - 1Bristol R
Oldham2 - 0Bristol R
Cambridge3 - 1Bristol R
MK Dons1 - 0Bristol R
Salford1 - 0Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 3Bristol R
Crewe1 - 1Bristol R
Barnet4 - 0Bristol R
Cheltenham1 - 0Bristol R
Accrington3 - 1Bristol R
Crawley4 - 0Bristol R
Walsall2 - 1Bristol R
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABristol R2 - 0Crawley
HBristol R5 - 3Newport
ABristol R2 - 3York
ABristol R1 - 1Notts C
HBristol R4 - 0Cheltenham
ABristol R2 - 1Tranmere
HBristol R3 - 1Crawley
ABristol R3 - 2Harrogate
HBristol R1 - 0Fleetwood
HBristol R2 - 0Accrington
ABristol R2 - 1Gillingham
HBristol R1 - 0Shrewsbury
ABristol R0 - 1Bromley
ABristol R2 - 0Barrow
HBristol R2 - 1Crewe
ABristol R1 - 1Swindon
HBristol R3 - 1Grimsby
ABristol R0 - 2Oldham
ABristol R1 - 3Cambridge
HBristol R2 - 3Chesterfield
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Grimsby since 2004
Grimsby
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
4
5
Games: Scored
1 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
3 / 4
GRI
1
D
1
BRI
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Grimsby
0 - 1Bristol R
Grimsby4 - 3
0 - 1Bristol R
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Bristol R since 2005
Bristol R
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
8
3
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
GRI
1
BRI
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol R
Bristol R3 - 1
Bristol R1 - 0
1 - 2Grimsby
Bristol R3 - 0
Goal Statistics
Grimsby 10th Bristol R 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Bristol R will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Grimsby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Bristol R’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Grimsby
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
GRI
BRI
60%
better
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Games scored1
2
Failed to score1
0
Scored first1
1
Goals scored1
7
Avg. goals scored0.3
2.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal20
3
Conversion rate for5
30
Avg. XG for1.4
2.7
KickOff rating
+60%
Defence rating
59%
better
GRI
BRI
view stats
Games conceded0
2
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded0
6
Avg. goals conceded0
2
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
4
Conversion rate against0%
29%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+59%

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

Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3111
C PymH RodgersG TuriH Rodgers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Pym GLK3
-
H Rodgers DEF31
1
-
C McJannett DEF3
1
-
J Sweeney DEF3
1
-
M. Kacurri DEF3
1
-
C. Doyle MID31
-
G Turi MID31
-
K Green MID31
-
I. Morgan FWD3
-
A Cook FWD31
-
J Amaluzor FWD3
-
C Vernam FWD31
-
R. Reynolds MID2
-
J Walker  MID2
-
S Finch FWD1
-
J Andrews FWD1
-
Bristol R League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3211
B YoungB KamwaB YoungK Balmer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Young GLK31
-
K Balmer DEF31
1
-
C Mola DEF31
1
-
R Harbottle DEF3
1
-
R Smallwood  MID3
-
T Leigh MID31
1
-
B Kamwa FWD32
1
-
S Forde FWD3
-
F Cavegn FWD321
-
T James DEF211
1
-
B Purrington DEF21
-
K. Gough MID2
-
R. Russell-Denny MID21
-
J Aitchison MID2
-
E Harrison FWD2
-
M Southam-Hales DEF1
-
J Sparkes DEF1
-
J Quigley FWD1
-