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

Sat 23rd Nov, 12:30 BST, Blundell Park, Grimsby

the Blundell Park is the stage on Saturday lunch time, as David Artell's Grimsby Town host Danny Cowley's Colchester United in the League Two. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a sound selection is published below. Flip between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for every one.


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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
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Grimsby
38%
--
Draw
23%
--
Colchester
39%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Colchester 2-1
8%
--
Grimsby 2-1
8%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Colchester 1-0
6%
--
Grimsby 1-0
6%
--
Colchester 2-0
5%
--
Grimsby 2-0
5%
--
Colchester 3-1
5%
--
Grimsby 3-1
5%
--
Colchester 3-2
4%
--
Grimsby 3-2
4%
--
Draw 0-0
3%
--
Colchester 3-0
3%
--
Grimsby 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
66%
--
BTTS - No
34%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
24%
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Home/draw
61%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
55%
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Grimsby win to nil
15%
--
Colchester win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Grimsby have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 0 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Grimsby have outscored their opponents by 19 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Grimsby have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 4 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 15 goals at home.

Colchester are in 21st position in the League Two on 13 points having played 14 matches so far this season. Colchester are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Colchester have conceded 18 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Grimsby
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
Port Vale15933730 
Dec 29
Apr 21
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
Walsall148331227 
l
 
1-4A
Mar 8
Feb 8
l
 
4-0A
Notts C157621027 
Jan 11
l
 
4-1A
Apr 5
Dec 7
Doncaster15834427 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 15
Dec 29
Apr 21
Crewe14743425 
Dec 14
Apr 1
Apr 18
Dec 20
MK Dons15735724 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
Grimsby 15807-624 
-
-
Mar 28
Nov 23
Gillingham15726423 
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
Dec 26
Apr 1
Chesterfield155731022 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
Bradford15645422 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
Nov 16
Mar 22
Barrow15645422 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 25
May 3
d
 
1-1A
Fleetwood14563521 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
Nov 30
Salford15555-320 
Mar 15
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
AFC Wim12615819 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
Feb 22
l
 
4-2F
Newport15618-719 
Mar 22
Nov 16
Dec 14
Apr 12
Cheltenham15537-318 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
l
 
1-2A
Mar 8
Tranmere14455-717 
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
Accrington14446-416 
Dec 3
Jan 1
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Bromley14365-215 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
Harrogate15438-915 
Dec 26
Apr 12
l
 
0-1A
Jan 11
Colchester 14275-413 
Nov 23
Mar 28
-
-
Swindon15267-712 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Dec 3
Jan 1
Carlisle153210-1511 
Feb 8
w
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
Morecambe15249-1210 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Jan 25
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Grimsby have lost 3 consecutive home league games
3
Colchester have drawn 3 consecutive away league games
8
Colchester have not won in 8 consecutive away league games
Grimsby 7TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Lost
10
Colchester 21ST
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
2
Draw
10
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Colchester have beaten Grimsby in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Grimsby since 2017
Grimsby
Colchester
Goals: Scored
8
8
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
GRI
2
D
3
COU
2
League games at Colchester since 2016
Colchester
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
11
8
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
GRI
2
D
1
COU
4
Goal Statistics

Grimsby Town have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.7 against Colchester United on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Grimsby 7th Colchester 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Colchester will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Grimsby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
2.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Grimsby
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.7
1.7
Attack rating
21%
better
GRI
COU
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Games scored13
11
Failed to score2
3
Scored first8
4
Goals scored19
17
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
13
Avg. XG for0.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
0%
better
GRI
COU
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first7
9
Goals conceded25
21
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
17%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
0%

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

Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15445
C McJannettD RoseD HumeH Rodgers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Hume DEF154
4
-
C McJannett DEF15
3
-
E Khouri MID151
3
-
G McEachran MID15
3
-
L. Barrington FWD153
-
D Rose FWD1541
1
-
H Rodgers DEF142
4
1
J Svanthórsson FWD1312
1
-
L Cass DEF1211
1
-
T Warren DEF12
4
-
C Ainley MID111
1
-
K Green MID1023
5
-
D Wilson FWD101
1
-
C. Gardner MID9
-
D Tharme DEF8
-
C Vernam FWD721
2
-
J Wright GLK6
1
-
M Carson DEF6
3
-
J. Obikwu FWD41
-
J Eastwood GLK3
-
J Davies  MID32
1
-
R Pyke FWD3
1
-
J Luker MID1
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14554
M MaceyL TaylorS TovideT Flanagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK14
-
E Iandolo DEF14
3
-
M Egbo DEF14
3
-
J Payne MID1424
2
-
J Gordon FWD14
-
R Hunt DEF13
2
-
T Flanagan DEF12
4
-
A Woodyard MID12
3
-
A Read MID1211
1
-
S Tovide FWD1235
2
-
T Hopper FWD11
-
L Taylor FWD105
3
-
H Anderson FWD91
-
T Bishop MID81
-
O Edwards FWD821
2
-
B Goodliffe DEF73
1
-
A Donnelly DEF7
-
J. McDonnell MID6
1
-
A Scully FWD6
-
F Kelleher DEF4
-