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

Sat 11th Oct, 15:00 BST, Blundell Park, Grimsby

David Artell and Danny Cowley take on one another in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as Grimsby Town face Colchester United at the Blundell Park. All the odds are delivered directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to League Two match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Explore it all using the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Grimsby or Colchester are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show 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 80% chance of two 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 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.91.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Grimsby
58%
1.83
6%
1.91
Draw
22%
3.70
3%
3.60
Colchester
20%
4.00
8%
4.00
Draw 1-1
10%
7.006.50
Grimsby 1-0
10%
7.50
12%
7.00
8%
Grimsby 2-1
10%
8.508.00
7%
Grimsby 2-0
10%
9.00
10%
8.00
Grimsby 3-1
6%
15.0012.00
8%
Grimsby 3-0
6%
15.00
12%
13.00
Colchester 1-0
5%
12.0010.00
5%
Colchester 2-1
5%
13.0012.00
Draw 0-0
5%
11.00
8%
9.00
6%
Draw 2-2
5%
15.00
15%
12.00
8%
Grimsby 3-2
3%
26.00
13%
19.00
10%
Grimsby 4-1
3%
29.0023.00
Grimsby 4-0
3%
29.00
15%
23.00
Colchester 2-0
3%
21.0017.00
13%
Colchester 3-1
2%
34.00
17%
23.00
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
1.85
3%
1.85
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1.95
3%
1.85
3%
Home 1st Goal
55%
1.62
3%
1.65
Away 1st Goal
42%
2.40
4%
2.60
No 1st Goal
3%
11.00
8%
9.00
6%
BTTS - Yes
55%
1.73
4%
1.80
3%
BTTS - No
45%
2.00
5%
1.95
5%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
3.753.70
5%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4.75
6%
4.60
BTTS - Away Win
10%
7.50
15%
7.00
Home/draw
80%
1.22
5%
1.22
2%
Away/draw
42%
1.91
6%
1.91
3%
Home/away
78%
1.291.29
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.25
2%
1.29
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3.75
6%
3.40
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
3.00
9%
3.10
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1.36
3%
1.33
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
6.00
9%
5.75
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1.13
1%
1.12
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
13.00
18%
11.00
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.04
1%
1.03
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.041.05
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.00
8%
9.00
6%
Home DNB
73%
1.36
6%
1.36
Away DNB
35%
3.00
14%
2.88
3%
Grimsby win to nil
30%
3.25
7%
-
Colchester win to nil
9%
7.00-
Grimsby / Grimsby
28%
2.88
7%
2.88
1%
Grimsby / Colchester
3%
34.00
17%
26.00
Grimsby / Draw
6%
13.0013.00
Draw / Grimsby
17%
4.75
5%
4.60
Draw / Colchester
10%
8.50
6%
8.00
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50
8%
5.00
Colchester / Grimsby
4%
21.0019.00
Colchester / Colchester
12%
7.00
17%
6.00
Colchester / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Grimsby have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Grimsby have outscored their opponents by 23 goals to 16 goals.

Home League Performance

Grimsby have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 13 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 4 goals at home.

Colchester are in 19th position in the League Two on 11 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Colchester have conceded 15 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Grimsby
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall11812825 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Mar 28
Nov 15
2
Swindon11803924 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Apr 10
Oct 25
3
Grimsby116321021 
-
-
Jan 27
Oct 11
4
Gillingham11632721 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Dec 9
Dec 29
5
Salford11614219 
Jan 10
w
 
0-2F
Feb 28
Dec 13
6
MK Dons11533718 
Jan 31
w
 
2-3F
Jan 1
Mar 17
7
Cambridge11533418 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 4
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
8
Chesterfield11533118 
Nov 15
Mar 28
w
 
6-2F
Jan 10
9
Notts C11524717 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Apr 25
Nov 22
10
Barnet11524217 
Jan 17
l
 
3-0A
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
11
Bristol R11524017 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
12
Crewe10514316 
Apr 11
Oct 25
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
13
Bromley11362215 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Nov 8
Mar 21
14
Fleetwood11434-115 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Jan 24
l
 
4-2F
15
Harrogate10424-114 
Apr 3
d
 
3-3A
Oct 18
Apr 18
16
Oldham11353114 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
17
Barrow11416-313 
Mar 21
Nov 8
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
18
Tranmere10253111 
Nov 27
May 2
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
19
Colchester11254011 
Oct 11
Jan 27
-
-
20
Accrington10235-69 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
21
Crawley11227-118 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 6
Mar 13
Dec 26
22
Cheltenham11218-187 
w
 
7-1A
Jan 24
Nov 29
May 2
23
Shrewsbury11137-136 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
24
Newport11128-115 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
Dec 20
Mar 7
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Grimsby 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby7 - 1Cheltenham
Grimsby1 - 1Cambridge
Grimsby0 - 1Bristol R
Grimsby2 - 1Newport
Grimsby3 - 0Crawley
Grimsby0 - 1AFC Wim
Grimsby0 - 4Swindon
Grimsby3 - 1Morecambe
Grimsby1 - 0Newport
Grimsby0 - 1Salford
Grimsby0 - 2Notts C
Grimsby1 - 1Tranmere
Grimsby2 - 1Fleetwood
Grimsby2 - 1Carlisle
Grimsby1 - 1Gillingham
Grimsby1 - 1Chesterfield
Grimsby3 - 0Port Vale
Grimsby2 - 1Harrogate
Grimsby0 - 2Crewe
Grimsby5 - 2Accrington
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGrimsby2 - 0Salford
HGrimsby7 - 1Cheltenham
AGrimsby0 - 3Barnet
HGrimsby1 - 1Cambridge
AGrimsby3 - 2MK Dons
HGrimsby0 - 1Bristol R
AGrimsby1 - 1Accrington
AGrimsby1 - 0Walsall
HGrimsby2 - 1Newport
AGrimsby3 - 3Harrogate
HGrimsby3 - 0Crawley
HGrimsby0 - 1AFC Wim
AGrimsby0 - 0MK Dons
AGrimsby2 - 2Port Vale
HGrimsby0 - 4Swindon
AGrimsby2 - 2Harrogate
HGrimsby3 - 1Morecambe
AGrimsby0 - 2Crewe
AGrimsby2 - 1Colchester
HGrimsby1 - 0Newport
Colchester 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fleetwood4 - 2Colchester
Accrington1 - 0Colchester
Barnet1 - 1Colchester
Shrewsbury0 - 2Colchester
Oldham1 - 1Colchester
Salford4 - 1Colchester
Doncaster3 - 0Colchester
Newport0 - 2Colchester
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Bradford4 - 1Colchester
Cheltenham0 - 1Colchester
MK Dons0 - 1Colchester
Notts C1 - 1Colchester
Carlisle0 - 0Colchester
Tranmere1 - 3Colchester
Harrogate0 - 0Colchester
Bromley0 - 1Colchester
Swindon3 - 2Colchester
Crewe0 - 0Colchester
Fleetwood0 - 0Colchester
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColchester6 - 2Chesterfield
AColchester2 - 4Fleetwood
HColchester1 - 1Bristol R
AColchester0 - 1Accrington
HColchester1 - 1Crewe
AColchester1 - 1Barnet
HColchester0 - 2Barrow
HColchester1 - 2Cambridge
AColchester2 - 0Shrewsbury
AColchester1 - 1Oldham
HColchester1 - 1Tranmere
HColchester0 - 0Barrow
AColchester1 - 4Salford
AColchester0 - 3Doncaster
HColchester0 - 0Crewe
AColchester2 - 0Newport
HColchester1 - 0Notts C
AColchester1 - 1Gillingham
HColchester1 - 2Grimsby
AColchester1 - 4Bradford
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Colchester have beaten Grimsby in 3 consecutive away league meetings
5
Colchester have not lost to Grimsby in 5 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Grimsby since 2017
Grimsby
Colchester
Goals: Scored
8
9
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
GRI
2
D
3
COU
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Grimsby
0 - 1Colchester
2 - 3Colchester
0 - 1Colchester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Grimsby1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Grimsby1 - 0
League games at Colchester since 2016
Colchester
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
12
10
Games: Scored
7 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
1 / 8
GRI
3
D
1
COU
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
1 - 2Grimsby
Colchester2 - 0
0 - 1Grimsby
Colchester2 - 1
2 - 3Grimsby
Colchester1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester3 - 2
Goal Statistics

Grimsby Town's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Colchester United have conceded in each of their last 7 League Two matches. A PG of 1.9 for David Artell's side suggests that run should continue.

Grimsby 3rd Colchester 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Grimsby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-11
Colchester have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Grimsby
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.9
1
Attack rating
20%
better
GRI
COU
view stats
Games scored8
8
Failed to score2
2
Scored first5
5
Goals scored21
10
Avg. goals scored1.9
0.9
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for20
14
Avg. XG for1.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
6%
better
GRI
COU
view stats
Games conceded8
9
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first5
5
Goals conceded13
14
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against20%
15%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.5
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11543
C PymJ KabiaC VernamG McEachran
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Pym GLK11
-
C McJannett DEF1111
1
-
H Rodgers DEF111
1
-
G McEachran MID111
3
-
E Khouri MID1141
-
C Vernam FWD1144
-
J Kabia FWD115
2
-
T Warren DEF10
1
-
D Burns MID10
1
-
J Sweeney DEF921
2
-
K Green MID921
-
J Amaluzor FWD91
2
-
J Walker  MID821
1
-
R Staunton DEF71
-
C. Gardner MID61
1
-
D Rose FWD5
1
-
D Tharme DEF4
-
C Oduor MID4
-
J Soonsup-Bell FWD41
-
G Turi MID3
-
H. Brown MID2
-
J Svanthórsson FWD2
-
N. Eccleston DEF1
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11433
J TuckerJ PayneJ PayneJ Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF1121
1
-
T Bishop MID11
-
A Read MID1111
1
-
M Macey GLK10
1
-
J Payne MID1043
3
-
S Tovide FWD101
1
-
R Hunt DEF9
1
-
J. Powell DEF9
-
J. Williams FWD9
1
-
K Vincent-Young DEF8
1
-
O Edwards FWD8
1
T Flanagan DEF7
-
H Anderson FWD721
1
-
J Gordon FWD7
-
A. Akande FWD61
-
H. Araujo DEF5
1
-
M. Mbick FWD511
-
D Gape MID4
1
-
B. Perry MID3
-
T Smith GLK2
1
-
J Baldwin DEF2
-
E Iandolo DEF1
-
W Goodwin FWD1
-