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

Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 BST, Globe Arena, Morecambe

It's an away trip for David Artell's Grimsby Town side on Saturday afternoon, as they make their way to the Globe Arena for a League Two clash with Derek Adams's Morecambe. This preview has odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall performance can be found, while there's also head to head (H2H) history a little further down the page.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 75% chance of Morecambe and Grimsby delivering a minimum of 2 goals in this League Two tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and the bookmakers like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.25.

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 45% chance of Grimsby 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
Morecambe
30%
8/58/5
Draw
26%
23/1012/5
Grimsby
45%
13/813/8
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Grimsby 1-0
10%
17/215/2
Grimsby 2-1
9%
9/18/1
Morecambe 1-0
8%
17/215/2
Grimsby 2-0
8%
12/111/1
Morecambe 2-1
7%
9/18/1
Draw 0-0
7%
10/117/2
Draw 2-2
5%
12/110/1
Morecambe 2-0
5%
12/110/1
Grimsby 3-1
5%
20/114/1
Grimsby 3-0
4%
25/118/1
Morecambe 3-1
3%
20/114/1
Grimsby 3-2
3%
28/120/1
Morecambe 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Morecambe 3-0
2%
25/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
17/204/5
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
19/2010/11
Home 1st Goal
45%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
51%
21/20-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/64/6
BTTS - No
46%
11/1011/10
BTTS - Home Win
14%
4/17/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
21%
4/118/5
Home/draw
55%
4/910/21
Away/draw
70%
1/210/21
Home/away
74%
1/33/10
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/45/2
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
9/42/1
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/37/20
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5/19/2
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/81/8
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/251/25
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/117/2
Home DNB
47%
5/65/6
Away DNB
63%
5/617/20
Morecambe win to nil
15%
7/2-
Grimsby win to nil
24%
4/1-
Morecambe / Morecambe
19%
10/33/1
Morecambe / Grimsby
3%
25/120/1
Morecambe / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Morecambe
14%
5/119/4
Draw / Grimsby
14%
5/119/4
Draw / Draw
15%
9/219/5
Grimsby / Morecambe
3%
25/120/1
Grimsby / Grimsby
19%
10/316/5
Grimsby / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Morecambe have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league. Morecambe are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Morecambe have conceded 29 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Morecambe have played 8 games at home, winning 0, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Grimsby lay in 9th place on 25 points in the League Two league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Grimsby have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Grimsby have played 9 away games, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Morecambe
Grimsby
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale171043834 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 22
Dec 29
Apr 21
2
Walsall169431331 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-4A
Mar 8
3
Crewe17863630 
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
Dec 14
Apr 1
4
Doncaster17854429 
Jan 11
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
Feb 15
5
Notts C17773828 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
Jan 11
l
 
4-1A
6
MK Dons16835827 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 8
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
7
AFC Wim168261126 
Mar 4
l
 
3-0A
May 3
w
 
0-1F
8
Chesterfield176741025 
l
 
2-5A
Apr 26
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
9
Grimsby 17818-725 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
10
Bradford16655423 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 28
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
11
Gillingham16727323 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 1
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
12
Fleetwood15573522 
Feb 1
d
 
2-2A
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
13
Barrow17647122 
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
Jan 25
14
Cheltenham17638-321 
Apr 1
Dec 14
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
15
Salford16565-321 
Apr 21
Dec 29
Mar 15
w
 
1-2F
16
Newport17638-721 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 5
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
17
Harrogate17638-721 
May 3
w
 
1-2F
Dec 26
Apr 12
18
Colchester17395-318 
d
 
3-3F
Jan 25
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
19
Accrington16466-418 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1A
Dec 3
Jan 1
20
Bromley16385-217 
Dec 21
Apr 18
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
21
Tranmere16457-1017 
Jan 1
Dec 3
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
22
Carlisle183510-1514 
Apr 12
Dec 26
Feb 8
w
 
2-3A
23
Swindon17278-813 
Mar 29
w
 
2-3F
Apr 18
Dec 21
24
Morecambe 173410-1213 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Morecambe have lost 3 consecutive home league games
11
Morecambe have not won in 11 consecutive home league games
6
Grimsby have not lost in 6 consecutive away league games
3
Grimsby have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive away league games
Morecambe 24TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
Grimsby 9TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
1
Lost
10
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Morecambe since 2008
Morecambe
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
8
11
Games: Scored
6 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
3 / 9
MOR
2
D
5
GRI
2
League games at Grimsby since 2007
Grimsby
Morecambe
Goals: Scored
12
16
Games: Scored
7 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
2 / 9
MOR
5
D
1
GRI
3
Goal Statistics

Grimsby Town's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Morecambe have conceded in each of their last 6 League Two outings. A PG of 1.5 for David Artell's side suggests that run should continue.

Morecambe 24th Grimsby 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Morecambe will score no more than 1 goal
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-24
Morecambe have scored 24% fewer goals at home than predicted
-14
Grimsby have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Morecambe
PG (predicted goals)
Grimsby
1.2
1.5
Attack rating
MOR
GRI
17%
better
view stats
Games scored10
13
Failed to score7
4
Scored first6
8
Goals scored17
19
Avg. goals scored1
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for0.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
MOR
GRI
22%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
12
Clean sheets1
5
Conceded first11
8
Goals conceded29
26
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+22%

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

Morecambe League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17544
J StottB TollittA LewisL Hendrie
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Tutonda DEF17
3
-
J Stott DEF172
1
-
B Tollitt MID1752
3
-
L Hendrie DEF162
3
1
A Lewis DEF164
2
-
S Moore GLK15
-
R Williams DEF141
-
H Macadam MID131
1
-
M Dackers FWD131
1
-
J Slew FWD131
2
-
Y Songo'o MID121
4
-
H Hope FWD122
1
-
T White MID11
2
-
P Lewis MID9
1
-
R Millen DEF8
-
L Angol FWD81
3
-
G Edwards FWD81
2
-
K Harrack DEF7
2
1
H Burgoyne GLK3
-
M Taylor DEF3
-
C Brown FWD3
-
G Ray DEF2
-
Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17446
C McJannettD RoseD HumeH Rodgers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C McJannett DEF17
4
-
D Hume DEF174
4
-
E Khouri MID171
3
-
D Rose FWD1741
1
-
L. Barrington FWD173
-
H Rodgers DEF162
5
1
G McEachran MID16
3
-
J Svanthórsson FWD1512
1
-
T Warren DEF14
4
-
L Cass DEF1211
1
-
C Ainley MID121
1
-
K Green MID1123
5
1
D Wilson FWD101
1
-
C. Gardner MID9
-
J Wright GLK8
1
-
D Tharme DEF8
-
C Vernam FWD721
2
-
M Carson DEF6
3
-
J. Obikwu FWD61
-
J Davies  MID52
1
-
J Eastwood GLK3
-
J Luker MID3
-
R Pyke FWD3
1
-
C Thompson MID2
1
-