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

Sat 18th Jan, 15:00 BST, Blundell Park, Grimsby

David Artell and Paul Cook clash in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as Grimsby Town face Chesterfield at the Blundell Park. Below you'll find unique statistics for the biggest betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Grimsby may feel positive ahead of this game and, funnily enough, so might Chesterfield. The bookies don't think there's much between them and neither do we – there's no obvious victor in this tie. So we look to the both teams to score market, where there's far more clarity. The form statistics, past head-to-head (H2H) records and bookies odds below are all pointing towards both sides scoring, and we think that's the tip to go with here.

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 44% chance of Chesterfield coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Grimsby
32%
7/4-
Draw
24%
12/5-
Chesterfield
44%
29/20-
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2-
Chesterfield 2-1
9%
17/2-
Chesterfield 1-0
8%
17/2-
Grimsby 2-1
8%
9/1-
Grimsby 1-0
7%
10/1-
Chesterfield 2-0
6%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
Chesterfield 3-1
5%
18/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
11/1-
Grimsby 2-0
5%
14/1-
Chesterfield 3-0
4%
22/1-
Grimsby 3-1
4%
20/1-
Chesterfield 3-2
4%
25/1-
Grimsby 3-2
3%
25/1-
Grimsby 3-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
4/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
1/1-
Home 1st Goal
47%
11/10-
Away 1st Goal
51%
4/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
61%
8/13-
BTTS - No
39%
6/5-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
7/2-
Home/draw
56%
8/15-
Away/draw
68%
2/5-
Home/away
76%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
2/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
3/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
7/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
2/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
9/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/7-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
11/1-
Home DNB
49%
1/1-
Away DNB
61%
8/11-
Grimsby win to nil
14%
9/2-
Chesterfield win to nil
20%
7/2-
Grimsby / Grimsby
18%
7/2-
Grimsby / Chesterfield
4%
22/1-
Grimsby / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Grimsby
13%
11/2-
Draw / Chesterfield
14%
5/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Chesterfield / Grimsby
3%
25/1-
Chesterfield / Chesterfield
21%
3/1-
Chesterfield / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Grimsby have played 25 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 1 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 38 goals to 36 goals.

Home League Performance

Grimsby have played 12 games at home winning 6, drawing 0 and losing 6 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Chesterfield are in 10th position in the League Two on 34 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 22 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Chesterfield have conceded 9 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Grimsby
Chesterfield
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2316432352 
l
 
1-4A
Mar 8
d
 
2-2A
Feb 15
2
Crewe2411941142 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
Mar 1
w
 
0-5F
3
Salford2412661042 
Mar 15
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 11
4
Port Vale251186441 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 21
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
5
AFC Wim2312471640 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
6
Notts C2411761240 
-
l
 
4-1A
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
7
Doncaster251177540 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 15
Feb 8
w
 
0-3F
8
Bradford241086638 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
9
Grimsby Home2512112-437 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
10
Chesterfield A24978934 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
-
-
11
MK Dons231049534 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
12
Bromley248106534 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
Jan 28
d
 
2-2A
13
Cheltenham24879-231 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
14
Gillingham239311-230 
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
Jan 5
l
 
1-0A
15
Barrow247710-328 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 25
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
16
Fleetwood22697027 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
17
Colchester245127027 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
18
Newport237511-1026 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 8
w
 
0-3F
19
Accrington236710-825 
w
 
5-2F
l
 
3-2F
l
 
0-3A
May 3
20
Tranmere236710-1525 
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
21
Harrogate257414-1625 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
Mar 22
l
 
2-1A
22
Swindon255911-1024 
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
23
Morecambe245514-1720 
Apr 5
w
 
0-3F
Apr 26
w
 
2-5F
24
Carlisle244614-1918 
Feb 8
w
 
2-3A
Apr 1
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Chesterfield have lost 3 consecutive league games
Grimsby 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
Chesterfield 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Grimsby since 2008
Grimsby
Chesterfield
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
GRI
2
D
1
CHF
1
League games at Chesterfield since 2008
Chesterfield
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
9
9
Games: Scored
5 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
0 / 5
GRI
2
CHF
3
Goal Statistics
Grimsby 9th Chesterfield 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 75% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Chesterfield will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Grimsby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+15
Chesterfield have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281510/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Grimsby
PG (predicted goals)
Chesterfield
1.4
1.7
Attack rating
GRI
CHF
4%
better
view stats
Games scored20
19
Failed to score5
5
Scored first13
14
Goals scored36
38
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for18
19
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
GRI
CHF
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
17
Clean sheets7
7
Conceded first11
10
Goals conceded40
29
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.5
1
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25697
C McJannettD RoseD HumeH Rodgers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C McJannett DEF252
4
-
D Hume DEF259
5
-
E Khouri MID2521
5
-
D Rose FWD2561
2
-
G McEachran MID24
4
-
H Rodgers DEF233
6
1
L. Barrington FWD233
-
J Svanthórsson FWD2232
2
-
L Cass DEF2011
1
-
K Green MID1835
6
1
C Ainley MID181
1
-
J Wright GLK16
1
-
T Warren DEF16
5
-
J Davies  MID1331
2
-
D Tharme DEF111
-
J Luker MID1112
-
C. Gardner MID11
-
D Wilson FWD111
1
-
J. Obikwu FWD94
-
M Carson DEF7
3
-
R Pyke FWD7
1
-
C Vernam FWD721
2
-
C Thompson MID5
3
-
J Eastwood GLK3
-
Chesterfield League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22848
D MarkandayW GriggT NaylorD Oldaker
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Dobra FWD246
4
-
O Banks MID223
5
-
D Markanday FWD2263
-
T Naylor MID2114
7
-
D Oldaker MID2133
6
2
J Berry FWD2173
1
-
L Gordon DEF203
1
-
L Mandeville MID204
1
-
W Grigg FWD2082
4
-
H. Araujo DEF18
5
-
R Colclough FWD1711
1
-
J Grimes DEF142
2
-
M. Thompson GLK12
-
R Boot GLK12
-
K. Drummond FWD1111
2
-
M Jacobs FWD11
-
J. Metcalfe MID10
4
-
V Daley-Campbell DEF9
1
-
C Dunkley DEF91
1
1
P Madden FWD921
1
-
D. Tanton DEF8
2
-
B Hobson MID7
-
T Williams DEF6
1
-
R Sheckleford DEF6
1
-
B Horton DEF5
1
-
M Jones MID2
-
L. Jessop FWD2
1
-