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

Blundell Park, Grimsby

We’ve League Two action to look forward to on Saturday lunch time, as David Artell and his Grimsby Town side host Paul Warne’s MK Dons at the Blundell Park. This preview has odds for seventeen different markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while there's also head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.

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Grimsby Town's next match is v Accrington at 19:45 on Wednesday 11th February
MK Dons's next match is v Newport at 15:00 on Saturday 14th February
The last English League Two meeting between Grimsby and MK Dons was on Saturday 31st January 2026
English League Two
January 31st 2026
Grimsby 2
2 MK Dons
 
J. Kabia 64'22' C. Paterson
J. Kabia 72'28' M. Ekpiteta
 
GRI
MKD
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
7
3
Corners
9
6
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
7
16
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
GrimsbyMK Dons
 
J. Sweeney (R. Staunton 27')
H. Rodgers
S. Lavelle (T. Warren 79')
J. Walker (G. David Turi 87')
E. Khouri
J. Kabiafootball iconfootball icon
C. McJannett
J. Smith
G. McEachran
C. Vernam (T. Sellars-Fleming 90')
A. Cook (J. Amaluzor 86')
C. MacGillivray
G. Jones
L. Offord
football iconM. Ekpiteta
(C. Lemonheigh-Evans 71') L. Kelly
A. Gilbey
A. Collins
(R. Hepburn-Murphy 71') football iconC. Paterson
J. Mellish
C. Nelson
B. Wiles

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our tip on this fixture, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Grimsby and MK Dons's current form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.29.

In-Play
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 40% chance of MK Dons coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Grimsby
34%
17/1014/1
Draw
26%
12/51/25
MK Dons
40%
6/422/1
Draw 1-1
12%
11/219/4
MK Dons 1-0
10%
7/15/1
Grimsby 1-0
9%
15/211/2
MK Dons 2-1
9%
9/121/20
Grimsby 2-1
8%
9/110/1
Draw 0-0
7%
9/15/1
MK Dons 2-0
7%
11/113/8
Grimsby 2-0
6%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/11/5
MK Dons 3-1
4%
20/117/4
Grimsby 3-1
3%
20/122/1
MK Dons 3-0
3%
25/119/5
MK Dons 3-2
3%
28/117/2
Grimsby 3-0
2%
28/122/1
Grimsby 3-2
2%
28/16/1
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
1/14/9
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
4/517/10
Home 1st Goal
47%
1/123/20
Away 1st Goal
49%
20/2121/20
No 1st Goal
4%
9/15/1
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/511/10
BTTS - No
46%
10/114/6
BTTS - Home Win
16%
9/211/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/22/11
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4/18/1
Home/draw
60%
1/21/1000
Away/draw
66%
4/91/80
Home/away
74%
3/109/1
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
3/101/10
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
12/55/1
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
5/27/10
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
2/721/20
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/19/1
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/101/25
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/166/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/331/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/161/10
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/111/2
Home DNB
52%
10/1110/11
Away DNB
59%
4/54/5
Grimsby win to nil
18%
7/2-
MK Dons win to nil
21%
10/3-
Grimsby / Grimsby
18%
7/21/50
Grimsby / MK Dons
3%
28/11/50
Grimsby / Draw
6%
14/11/50
Draw / Grimsby
13%
11/270/1
Draw / MK Dons
14%
5/170/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/170/1
MK Dons / Grimsby
3%
28/118/1
MK Dons / MK Dons
20%
3/11/11
MK Dons / Draw
6%
14/17/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Grimsby have played 27 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Grimsby have conceded 10 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Grimsby have played 13 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

MK Dons lay in 2nd place on 50 points in the League Two league table having played 28 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below them in the table, winning 14, drawing 8 and losing 5 games. They have scored 53 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. MK Dons have conceded 27 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

MK Dons have played 13 away games, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Grimsby
MK Dons
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley3018842262 
Mar 7
l
 
2-0A
Apr 11
l
 
2-1F
2
Notts C3017671657 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2F
3
Swindon3017491655 
Apr 25
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
4
MK Dons3015962654 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-3F
-
-
5
Cambridge2915861553 
d
 
1-1A
-
d
 
1-1F
Feb 28
6
Salford291649652 
-
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 28
7
Walsall301479749 
Feb 18
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 23
8
Chesterfield3012126848 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
9
Crewe3113810947 
Apr 11
l
 
3-2F
w
 
3-1F
Apr 18
10
Barnet3012108946 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
Mar 21
d
 
2-2A
11
Colchester2912981245 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 17
l
 
1-0A
12
Grimsby291298945 
-
-
l
 
2-3A
d
 
2-2F
13
Accrington2912710543 
Feb 11
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
14
Gillingham2910118441 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
w
 
3-2F
-
15
Fleetwood2910712-137 
Mar 17
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
May 2
16
Oldham288119-135 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
17
Tranmere308814-832 
l
 
1-2A
May 2
Apr 25
d
 
2-2A
18
Cheltenham299317-2230 
w
 
7-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
5-0F
w
 
2-3F
19
Bristol R308319-2227 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
20
Crawley306816-1626 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 6
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
21
Barrow286616-1524 
Mar 21
d
 
2-2F
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
22
Shrewsbury295816-2623 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-2F
23
Newport295618-2521 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 14
w
 
1-2A
24
Harrogate315620-2821 
Apr 3
d
 
3-3A
Mar 7
w
 
0-4F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Grimsby 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby1 - 0Barnet
Grimsby1 - 0Shrewsbury
Grimsby0 - 0Oldham
Grimsby0 - 2Notts C
Grimsby1 - 2Tranmere
Grimsby0 - 1Chesterfield
Grimsby1 - 0Gillingham
Grimsby1 - 2Colchester
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
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGrimsby1 - 0Colchester
AGrimsby2 - 0Cheltenham
HGrimsby1 - 0Barnet
AGrimsby1 - 0Fleetwood
HGrimsby1 - 0Shrewsbury
HGrimsby0 - 0Oldham
AGrimsby0 - 2Bromley
HGrimsby0 - 2Notts C
AGrimsby1 - 1Shrewsbury
HGrimsby1 - 2Tranmere
AGrimsby2 - 2Swindon
HGrimsby0 - 1Chesterfield
AGrimsby2 - 2Barrow
AGrimsby2 - 3Crewe
HGrimsby1 - 0Gillingham
HGrimsby1 - 2Colchester
AGrimsby2 - 0Salford
HGrimsby7 - 1Cheltenham
AGrimsby0 - 3Barnet
HGrimsby1 - 1Cambridge
MK Dons 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Accrington0 - 2MK Dons
Colchester1 - 0MK Dons
Harrogate0 - 4MK Dons
Notts C3 - 2MK Dons
Tranmere2 - 2MK Dons
Barnet2 - 2MK Dons
Bromley2 - 1MK Dons
Bristol R0 - 4MK Dons
Shrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
Chesterfield1 - 1MK Dons
Newport1 - 2MK Dons
Crawley1 - 1MK Dons
Barrow0 - 2MK Dons
Swindon0 - 0MK Dons
Crewe0 - 1MK Dons
Gillingham1 - 0MK Dons
Notts C3 - 0MK Dons
Carlisle2 - 2MK Dons
Cheltenham0 - 1MK Dons
Port Vale3 - 0MK Dons
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMK Dons1 - 0Bristol R
HMK Dons5 - 1Shrewsbury
AMK Dons2 - 0Accrington
HMK Dons2 - 2Chesterfield
AMK Dons0 - 1Colchester
HMK Dons1 - 1Notts C
HMK Dons1 - 0Swindon
AMK Dons4 - 0Harrogate
HMK Dons1 - 1Cambridge
AMK Dons2 - 3Notts C
HMK Dons2 - 1Fleetwood
AMK Dons2 - 2Tranmere
HMK Dons2 - 0Salford
AMK Dons2 - 2Barnet
AMK Dons1 - 2Bromley
HMK Dons3 - 1Crewe
AMK Dons4 - 0Bristol R
HMK Dons3 - 2Gillingham
AMK Dons2 - 1Shrewsbury
HMK Dons1 - 2Accrington
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Grimsby since 2001
Grimsby
MK Dons
Goals: Scored
11
10
Games: Scored
6 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
2 / 8
GRI
3
D
2
MKD
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Grimsby
1 - 3MK Dons
Grimsby1 - 0
Grimsby1 - 0
0 - 1MK Dons
1 - 3MK Dons
Draw0 - 0Draw
Grimsby6 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at MK Dons since 2000
MK Dons
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
14
13
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
GRI
2
D
5
MKD
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT MK Dons
2 - 3Grimsby
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
MK Dons2 - 0
1 - 2Grimsby
Draw3 - 3Draw
MK Dons2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Grimsby Town's defensive record is to be admired, D. Artell's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League Two games. An average PG rating of 1.4 for MK Dons makes sense in this context.

Grimsby 15th MK Dons 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Grimsby will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that MK Dons will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-30
Grimsby have scored 30% fewer goals at home than predicted
+6
MK Dons’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Grimsby
PG (predicted goals)
MK Dons
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
GRI
MKD
22%
better
view stats
Games scored21
25
Failed to score6
3
Scored first16
18
Goals scored39
54
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.9
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
21
Avg. XG for1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
GRI
MKD
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
19
Clean sheets10
9
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded30
29
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29976
H RodgersJ KabiaC VernamH Rodgers
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Smith GLK9
-
H Rodgers DEF2921
6
-
S Lavelle DEF5
-
C McJannett DEF2911
4
-
J Sweeney DEF1832
3
-
G McEachran MID271
6
-
J Kabia MID2991
4
-
J Walker  MID2342
2
-
E Khouri MID2841
4
-
C Vernam MID2967
1
-
A Cook FWD51
2
-
Subs
R Staunton DEF212
-
T Warren DEF19
2
-
G Turi MID14
2
-
D Burns MID2412
3
-
C Oduor MID10
-
J Amaluzor FWD2222
2
-
T Sellars-Fleming FWD3
-
MK Dons League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2914810
C MacGillivrayC PatersonC PatersonL Offord
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C MacGillivray GLK29
-
M Ekpiteta DEF2521
2
-
C Nelson DEF51
-
L Offord DEF2921
9
1
L Kelly MID305
6
-
G Jones MID191
1
-
B Wiles MID512
-
A Gilbey MID2883
6
-
J Mellish MID2213
3
1
A Collins FWD1631
-
C Paterson FWD29148
4
-
Subs
C Trueman GLK2
-
J Tomlinson DEF11
-
C Lemonheigh-Evans MID151
1
-
J Matete MID4
1
-
S Hogan FWD111
1
-
A Nemane FWD2732
4
-
R Hepburn-Murphy FWD2251
1
-