Scunthorpe vs Grimsby Town Predictions

• Both teams have scored in 4 of the last 6 meetings between these two clubs.
• Scunthorpe have only lost 1 of their last 7 matches against Grimsby.
• Both teams have scored in 4 of Grimsby’s last 6 matches.
• Scunthorpe have drawn 6 times at home this season and Grimsby have drawn 6 times on the road.

The hosts have drawn as many games at home as they have won or lost

Scunthorpe went down 2-0 away at Swindon in midweek while Grimsby lost 3-0 away at Plymouth, meaning that the gap between the two sides remains at 4pts heading into Saturday’s clash. With three wins and three defeats from their last six matches, Grimsby head into this weekends’ game as the form favourites and sitting four places above Scunthorpe in the League Two table.

However, the hosts had enjoyed more success in recent years when these two clubs have gone head to head, winning four of the duos’ last six encounters and only losing once. Four of the pairs’ last six meetings have seen both teams score, as have four of Grimsby’s last six outings, so you can begin to see just why we have predicted goals in this game for both sides.

Scunthorpe have drawn six games at home in League Two this season, winning six and losing six, while Grimsby have performed to a very similar standard on the road where they have acquired six draws, five wins and suffered seven defeats. Scunthorpe average 1.33 points per home game while Grimsby average 1.17 points per away game, suggesting that the most likely result between the pair this weekend is a draw.

Grimsby head into the match as the slight form favourites

The hosts score an average of 1.33 goals per home game and concede 1.28 goals while the visitors score an average of 1.17 goals per away game and concede 1.33 goals, and based on those stats we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1 this Saturday. Both teams have scored in half of Scunthorpe’s home games this season as well as in 56% of Grimsby’s away games, and 56% of the visitors’ away trips have produced under 2.5 goals.

Scunthorpe have only failed to score in 28% of their home games but have only kept clean sheets in 28% as well, while Grimsby have stopped their opponents from scoring in 22% of their away games and have failed to score in 33%, adding further weight to our prediction for both teams to score this weekend.

We’re confident that both teams will score in Saturday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1 between the pair. Neither side are in the best of form and have been inconsistent of late but both have played to a very similar standard so far this season, which is one of the reasons we have backed the pair to play out a 1-1 draw this weekend.