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

Mon 21st Apr, 15:00 BST, Vale Park, Stoke

Monday afternoon sees Darren Moore’s Port Vale and David Artell’s Grimsby Town go up against one another in a League Two battle at the Vale Park. All statistics, including 20-game form for both teams and head-to-head records, will change as you browse each of the betting markets using the tabs below. Odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Port Vale are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.90.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Port Vale
55%
9/10
5%
-
Draw
24%
23/10
3%
-
Grimsby
22%
31/10
14%
-
Port Vale 1-0
11%
11/2
13%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2-
Port Vale 2-0
10%
15/2
15%
-
Port Vale 2-1
10%
8/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
8/1
10%
-
Grimsby 1-0
7%
10/1-
Port Vale 3-0
6%
14/1
21%
-
Port Vale 3-1
6%
16/1-
Grimsby 2-1
6%
14/1
25%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
-
Grimsby 2-0
3%
20/1
11%
-
Port Vale 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
-
Port Vale 4-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Port Vale 4-1
2%
33/1-
Grimsby 3-1
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
43/40
7%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
8/11
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
55%
4/7
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
7/4
10%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
8/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
52%
5/6
6%
-
BTTS - No
48%
5/6
9%
-
BTTS - Home Win
24%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
15/2
21%
-
Home/draw
78%
2/9
5%
-
Away/draw
45%
10/11
6%
-
Home/away
76%
1/3
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/3
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
9/4
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
11/4
10%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1/4
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
7/1
23%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/12
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
16/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/40
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/1
10%
-
Home DNB
71%
4/11
6%
-
Away DNB
38%
2/1
15%
-
Port Vale win to nil
31%
9/4
7%
-
Grimsby win to nil
11%
11/2-
Port Vale / Port Vale
27%
21/10
9%
-
Port Vale / Grimsby
2%
33/1-
Port Vale / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Port Vale
18%
15/4
5%
-
Draw / Grimsby
10%
15/2
13%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
9%
-
Grimsby / Port Vale
4%
22/1-
Grimsby / Grimsby
12%
6/1
17%
-
Grimsby / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win League Two table

Port Vale have played 43 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 43 games against teams below in the table, having won 21, drawn 13 and lost 9 matches. They have kept 17 clean sheets and have failed to score in 10 fixtures. Port Vale have outscored their opponents by 61 goals to 59 goals.

Home League Performance

Port Vale have played 21 games at home winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 32 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Grimsby are in 8th position in the League Two on 66 points having played 43 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 30 goals and kept 6 clean sheets. They have scored 29 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 0 and won 6. Grimsby have conceded 21 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Port Vale
Grimsby
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale Home43211391876 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
Apr 21
2
Doncaster432112101875 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2F
3
Bradford432111111974 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
4
Walsall432013102173 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-4A
w
 
1-3A
5
AFC Wim431913112370 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 26
May 3
w
 
0-1F
6
Notts C431912121969 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
7
Colchester43161891166 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
8
Grimsby Away4320617-566 
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
-
-
9
Chesterfield431712141563 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
10
Salford43161413562 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
11
Crewe43151711562 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
12
Swindon43151513960 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
3-1A
13
Bromley43151414159 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
14
Fleetwood43141514157 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
15
Barrow43151117256 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
16
Cheltenham43141217-954 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
17
Gillingham43121516-751 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
18
Newport4313921-1948 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-4F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
19
MK Dons4313822-1547 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
20
Harrogate43121120-1947 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
21
Accrington43111319-1646 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
5-2F
l
 
3-2F
22
Tranmere43101419-2544 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
23
Carlisle43101023-2640 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
2-3A
24
Morecambe4310627-2636 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Port Vale 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
Grimsby 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Port Vale since 1999
Port Vale
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
13
6
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
PTV
4
GRI
3
League games at Grimsby since 1998
Grimsby
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
20
7
Games: Scored
9 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
0 / 9
PTV
1
D
2
GRI
6
Goal Statistics

Port Vale have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.7 against Grimsby Town on Monday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Port Vale 1st Grimsby 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Port Vale will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Grimsby scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Port Vale’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+28
Grimsby have scored 28% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Port Vale
PG (predicted goals)
Grimsby
1.7
1
Attack rating
3%
better
PTV
GRI
view stats
Games scored33
33
Failed to score10
10
Scored first23
21
Goals scored61
59
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
27%
better
PTV
GRI
view stats
Games conceded26
34
Clean sheets17
9
Conceded first15
21
Goals conceded43
64
Avg. goals conceded1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against13%
18%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+27%

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

Port Vale League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
391179
C HallL TolajL TolajR Croasdale
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Croasdale MID4034
9
-
C Hall DEF39
5
-
R Curtis FWD3755
4
1
L Tolaj FWD32117
6
-
J Stockley FWD3297
5
-
J Debrah DEF301
5
-
T Sang DEF282
2
3
K John DEF272
4
-
B Garrity MID2752
3
-
B Heneghan DEF25
4
-
E Chislett MID2541
4
-
R Richards MID2333
1
-
A Hackford FWD2341
1
-
N Smith DEF191
2
-
S Hart DEF19
3
-
B Amos GLK18
1
-
G Byers MID181
2
-
M Clark DEF151
2
1
R Harper MID151
3
1
J Shorrock MID1312
3
-
J Lowe MID11
1
-
R. Walters MID8
-
J. Umolu FWD8
-
J. Headley DEF511
-
D Edwards MID1
-
Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
39121210
H RodgersD RoseD HumeK Green
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Khouri MID4133
9
-
D Hume DEF4012
9
-
D Rose FWD40122
5
-
H Rodgers DEF394
6
1
G McEachran MID392
7
-
J Svanthórsson FWD3834
6
-
C McJannett DEF372
4
-
K Green MID3467
9
1
L. Barrington FWD3442
-
J Wright GLK32
1
-
T Warren DEF27
6
-
L Cass DEF2611
2
1
C Ainley MID241
1
-
D Tharme DEF2311
1
-
J Luker MID2232
2
-
C Thompson MID18
4
-
J Davies  MID1741
3
-
J. Obikwu FWD167
-
D Wilson FWD121
2
-
C Vernam FWD1221
2
-
C. Gardner MID11
-
D Burns MID7
1
-
J Eastwood GLK3
-
G Turi MID3
1
-