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

Blundell Park, Grimsby

Mark Warburton pays counterpart David Artell a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League Two, as their Carlisle United and Grimsby Town charges face each other at the Blundell Park. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with League Two performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Grimsby Town's next match is v Doncaster at 12:30 on Saturday 15th February
Carlisle United's next match is v Colchester at 15:00 on Saturday 15th February
The last English League Two meeting between Grimsby and Carlisle was on Saturday 8th February 2025
English League Two
February 8th 2025
Grimsby 2
1 Carlisle
 
J. Obikwu 62'5' S. Lavelle
D. Rose 83'
 
GRI
CUT
Shots On
11
3
Shots Off
6
1
Corners
12
4
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
8
14
Yellow/red cards
1/0
5/0
 
GrimsbyCarlisle
 
J. Wright
H. Rodgers
D. Tharme
D. Hume
C. McJannett (T. Warren 79')
K. Green (C. Thompson 87')
G. McEachran
E. Khouri (L. Barrington 88')
J. Obikwufootball icon (C. Vernam 84')
J. Svanthórsson
D. Rosefootball icon
G. Breeze
C. McArthur
J. Williams
(B. Barclay 90') football iconS. Lavelle
T. Thomas
(J. Bevan 63') S. Wearne
(E. Robson 64') W. Patching
C. Whelan
(C. Scott 77') E. Embleton
J. Hugill
K. Harris

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Grimsby or Carlisle are in the kind of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% chance of 2 goals or more.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Grimsby are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Grimsby
42%
23/20
8%
6/5
5%
Draw
26%
12/5
3%
5/2
Carlisle
33%
11/5
11%
21/10
6%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
8%
Grimsby 1-0
10%
7/1
6%
13/2
7%
Grimsby 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
Carlisle 1-0
8%
9/1
23%
15/2
6%
Carlisle 2-1
8%
11/1
8%
9/1
Grimsby 2-0
7%
10/1
10%
17/2
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1
8%
8/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
Carlisle 2-0
5%
16/1
19%
12/1
Grimsby 3-1
4%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Grimsby 3-0
3%
20/1
24%
16/1
13%
Carlisle 3-1
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Grimsby 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
Carlisle 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Carlisle 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
17/20
3%
10/11
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
19/20
3%
5/6
1%
Home 1st Goal
50%
4/6
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/10
8%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
8/11
4%
3/4
BTTS - No
46%
1/1
5%
1/1
3%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
10/3
15%
16/5
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/310/3
2%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/1
8%
9/2
4%
Home/draw
67%
4/11
5%
7/20
2%
Away/draw
58%
4/6
7%
13/20
3%
Home/away
74%
3/10
1%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/4
2%
3/10
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/4
6%
23/10
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
9/4
18%
11/5
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/3
5%
1/3
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2
18%
5/1
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9
3%
1/9
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1
18%
11/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
1/40
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
1/20
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1
8%
8/1
Home DNB
60%
4/7
9%
3/5
5%
Away DNB
51%
5/4
14%
6/5
8%
Grimsby win to nil
22%
11/4-
Carlisle win to nil
17%
5/1
14%
-
Grimsby / Grimsby
22%
13/5
13%
12/5
3%
Grimsby / Carlisle
3%
28/122/1
Grimsby / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Grimsby
15%
9/2
10%
17/4
5%
Draw / Carlisle
12%
6/1
13%
11/2
7%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/219/5
4%
Carlisle / Grimsby
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
Carlisle / Carlisle
16%
9/2
8%
19/5
9%
Carlisle / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Grimsby have played 29 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 2 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Grimsby have outscored their opponents by 40 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Grimsby have played 14 games at home winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored 21 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 23 goals at home.

Carlisle are in 24th position in the League Two on 21 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

28 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 6 and won 5. Carlisle have conceded 46 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 12 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Grimsby
Carlisle
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall3018662360 
l
 
1-4A
Mar 8
Mar 4
l
 
3-1A
2
Notts C2915861953 
Mar 11
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Bradford3015871253 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
4
AFC Wim2915772252 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
5
Doncaster301578752 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
6
Port Vale2913106649 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 21
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
7
Salford301398948 
Mar 15
w
 
1-2F
May 3
w
 
0-1F
8
Crewe3112127548 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
9
Grimsby Home3014313-445 
-
-
l
 
2-3F
l
 
2-1F
10
Chesterfield2911991442 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
11
Colchester299137540 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
12
Fleetwood2910109440 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
13
Bromley309129039 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
14
Newport3011613-639 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
15
MK Dons3011514038 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
Mar 25
l
 
3-0A
16
Swindon3191111-138 
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-5A
w
 
0-2F
17
Cheltenham2910811-438 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
18
Barrow3010713-137 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 27
19
Gillingham299614-733 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Feb 22
l
 
4-1A
20
Accrington297913-1230 
w
 
5-2F
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
21
Harrogate318617-1730 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
22
Tranmere306915-2727 
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
23
Morecambe306519-2123 
Apr 5
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 12
24
Carlisle Away305619-2621 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
2-3A
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Grimsby 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Carlisle 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Grimsby since 2006
Grimsby
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
GRI
1
D
2
CUT
3
League games at Carlisle since 2006
Carlisle
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
9
8
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
GRI
3
D
2
CUT
3
Goal Statistics
Grimsby 9th Carlisle 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Carlisle will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Grimsby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-17
Carlisle have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Grimsby
PG (predicted goals)
Carlisle
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
GRI
CUT
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
GRI
CUT
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%

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

Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29998
C McJannettD RoseD HumeK Green
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Wright GLK21
1
-
H Rodgers DEF283
6
1
D Tharme DEF141
-
C McJannett DEF292
4
-
J Svanthórsson MID2733
4
-
G McEachran MID29
5
-
E Khouri MID3022
7
-
D Hume MID299
7
-
K Green FWD2336
7
1
D Rose FWD3091
3
-
J. Obikwu FWD146
-
Subs
S. Auton GLK1
-
T Warren DEF17
5
-
C Thompson MID9
4
-
J Luker MID1412
-
D Burns MID
-
C Vernam FWD1221
2
-
L. Barrington FWD243
-
Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25439
S LavelleS LavelleC HarperS Lavelle
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Breeze GLK16
5
-
S Lavelle DEF2741
9
-
T Thomas DEF16
2
-
C McArthur DEF6
3
-
J Williams MID51
1
-
W Patching MID6
1
-
C Whelan MID7
1
-
S Wearne MID3
-
K Harris FWD1421
1
-
E Embleton FWD71
2
-
J Hugill FWD61
2
-
Subs
H Lewis GLK14
-
C Harper DEF233
6
-
B Barclay DEF1911
5
-
E Robson MID6
2
-
S Fusire MID5
1
-
C Scott FWD61
-
J. Bevan FWD3
-