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

Sat 15th Mar, 15:00 BST, Blundell Park, Grimsby

We’ve League Two action to look forward to on Saturday afternoon, as David Artell and his Grimsby Town side host Karl Robinson’s Salford City at the Blundell Park. League Two statistics are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. There's so much to explore, with data visualisations and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Grimsby and Salford will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 minutes. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 74%. Bookmakers have it priced at 1.33.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Grimsby are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Grimsby
43%
11/10
14%
11/10
Draw
26%
5/2
6%
5/2
3%
Salford
31%
23/10
18%
12/5
3%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/211/2
8%
Grimsby 1-0
10%
13/2
6%
11/2
Grimsby 2-1
9%
8/1
5%
7/1
Salford 1-0
9%
9/1
11%
15/2
Grimsby 2-0
8%
9/1
17%
8/1
Salford 2-1
7%
11/1
9%
9/1
9%
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
5%
15/2
6%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Salford 2-0
5%
16/1
31%
12/1
13%
Grimsby 3-1
4%
16/1
19%
12/1
13%
Grimsby 3-0
4%
18/1
17%
14/1
Salford 3-1
3%
28/1
26%
20/1
Grimsby 3-2
3%
28/120/1
Salford 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Salford 3-0
2%
40/1
41%
25/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
1/1
2%
19/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
4/5
3%
3/4
1%
Home 1st Goal
50%
4/6
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
7/5
9%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/55/6
1%
BTTS - No
47%
10/1110/11
3%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
10/3
13%
16/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
6%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
15%
11/2
8%
5/1
8%
Home/draw
69%
1/3
5%
3/10
Away/draw
57%
7/10
11%
8/11
2%
Home/away
74%
2/7
3%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
3/10
2%
1/3
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
12/5
5%
11/5
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
5/212/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/72/7
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/1
13%
11/2
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/10
2%
1/11
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
12%
12/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/50
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/161/16
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1
5%
15/2
6%
Home DNB
61%
8/15
12%
1/2
Away DNB
49%
11/8
19%
7/5
2%
Grimsby win to nil
23%
5/2
13%
-
Salford win to nil
17%
5/1
20%
-
Grimsby / Grimsby
24%
12/5
15%
9/4
2%
Grimsby / Salford
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Grimsby / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Grimsby
16%
4/1
9%
4/1
4%
Draw / Salford
11%
13/2
15%
6/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/119/5
4%
Salford / Grimsby
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
Salford / Salford
15%
9/2
16%
17/4
5%
Salford / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Grimsby have played 36 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 5 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Grimsby have outscored their opponents by 51 goals to 43 goals.

Home League Performance

Grimsby have played 18 games at home winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 7 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 28 goals at home.

Salford are in 11th position in the League Two on 50 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Salford have conceded 20 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Grimsby
Salford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall3620882468 
l
 
1-4A
w
 
1-3A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
2
Bradford3619981866 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
3
Doncaster36188101062 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2F
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
4
Notts C36171091861 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 11
5
AFC Wim36179102260 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
6
Port Vale3515137758 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 21
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
7
Crewe3614148756 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
8
Grimsby Home3617514-256 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
9
Colchester3613167955 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
10
Bromley36131211351 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
3-3A
Mar 29
11
Salford Away36131112250 
Mar 15
w
 
1-2F
-
-
12
Fleetwood36121311649 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
13
Cheltenham36131013-349 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
14
Chesterfield35139131348 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1A
15
Swindon36111312046 
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
16
Barrow3512716-343 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 1
17
Newport3612717-1643 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
18
MK Dons3512617-442 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
19
Gillingham3511816-841 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
20
Harrogate3611718-1640 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
21
Accrington3610917-1039 
w
 
5-2F
l
 
3-2F
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
22
Tranmere3671217-2833 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
23
Morecambe368523-2329 
Apr 5
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
24
Carlisle356920-2627 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
2-3A
l
 
0-1A
May 3
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Salford have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Grimsby 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Salford 11TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Grimsby have beaten Salford in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Grimsby since 2020
Grimsby
Salford
Goals: Scored
4
8
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
GRI
2
SAL
2
League games at Salford since 2019
Salford
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
4
7
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
GRI
2
D
2
SAL
1
Goal Statistics
Grimsby 8th Salford 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Grimsby will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Salford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Grimsby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-7
Salford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281631/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Grimsby
PG (predicted goals)
Salford
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
10%
better
GRI
SAL
view stats
Games scored29
27
Failed to score6
8
Scored first17
18
Goals scored51
43
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
GRI
SAL
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
23
Clean sheets8
12
Conceded first17
15
Goals conceded51
37
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+19%

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

Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3512109
C McJannettD RoseD HumeK Green
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Khouri MID3622
7
-
D Rose FWD36122
4
-
C McJannett DEF352
4
-
D Hume DEF3510
8
-
H Rodgers DEF344
6
1
G McEachran MID341
6
-
J Svanthórsson FWD3334
6
-
K Green MID2937
8
1
L. Barrington FWD293
-
J Wright GLK27
1
-
L Cass DEF2611
2
1
C Ainley MID241
1
-
T Warren DEF23
6
-
D Tharme DEF1811
-
J Luker MID1832
1
-
J. Obikwu FWD167
-
C Thompson MID15
4
-
J Davies  MID1441
3
-
D Wilson FWD121
2
-
C Vernam FWD1221
2
-
C. Gardner MID11
-
D Burns MID4
1
-
J Eastwood GLK3
-
G Turi MID1
-
Salford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
299312
L GarbuttC StocktonL GarbuttO Ashley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Garbutt DEF3013
6
-
S Negru DEF29
1
-
H Mnoga DEF2912
11
-
T Fornah MID2913
8
2
C Tilt DEF281
8
1
C Stockton FWD2892
3
-
K Kouassi FWD2732
5
1
M Lund MID2632
6
-
J Jones GLK25
1
-
J Taylor  MID2511
4
-
C McAleny FWD2412
2
-
O Ashley MID233
12
-
B Woodburn MID2232
5
-
K N'Mai MID2153
8
-
F. Okoronkko FWD213
1
-
H Adelakun FWD2092
1
R Watson MID16
1
-
J Austerfield MID15
3
-
T Edwards DEF14
3
-
K Berkoe DEF14
-
L Shephard DEF141
2
-
R Longelo DEF11
1
-
M. Young GLK10
2
-
L Warrington MID91
2
-
D Chesters MID71
2
-
K. Malcolm FWD2
-
T. Olopade DEF1
1
-