Tranmere vs Grimsby Town Predictions

Grimsby can secure playoff spot

Grimsby look set to secure a playoff place away at Tranmere on Saturday. The hosts have won just one of their last ten League Two home games, leaving them at risk of relegation, and it is six games since they last tasted victory at Prenton Park.

Grimsby are 14 places above Tranmere in the table, with the two sides separated by 37 points. Grimsby, sixth, have won 22, drawn 11 and lost 12 of their 45 games this season, while Tranmere are 20th with ten wins, ten draws and 25 defeats.

Grimsby have scored an average of 1.83 goals a game in their 23 League Two games against bottom-half teams this season, while Tranmere have conceded an average of two goals a game in their 11 home games against top-half sides.

Grimsby kept up their recent winning trend with a 4-0 win over Swindon, having the game killed off by half time. Grimsby were 3/4 to win the game and comfortably obliged for favourite backers. The win makes it nine wins in the 15 matches in which they have been odds-on this season.

Grimsby have momentum on their side. They have won four of their last six League Two away games and are on a three-game winning run, while Tranmere have lost six of their last eight.

Tranmere are out of form, and backing their opponents during their current run of six defeats in eight League Two games would have resulted in a profit of 5.36 units.

The goals are flowing for Grimsby, who have scored at least twice in three successive League Two games. They are averaging 1.91 goals a game in their 11 matches against teams in the bottom six this season.

Tranmere are enduring a slump, having failed to win nine of their last ten League Two games and suffering six straight home defeats.

Their struggles in front of goal are a major concern. They have failed to score in four of their last six League Two home games, and have just 21 goals at home this season – an average of 0.95 goals per game from 22 matches.

Grimsby to get a 1-0 away win looks a decent correct-score bet. Tranmere have lost 11 of their last 13 League Two home games and Grimsby have won nine games 1-0 this season.

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