Grimsby vs Gillingham — League Two 2018
Grimsby sit 6, Gillingham 17 in the table
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 11+ matches
Grimsby54%
Gillingham22%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Grimsby creates 74% more chances
Season form · 11 home / 11 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under52
- Over48
Close call
Both teams score
- No50
- Yes50
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Grimsby ↓
Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Grimsby at home — creates 1.62, concedes 0.85 · 11 matches
Gillingham away — creates 1.05, concedes 1.68 · 11 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Grimsby attack 1.62 + Gillingham defence 1.68 → ÷2 → 1.65
Gillingham attack 1.05 + Grimsby defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 0.95
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 54%?"
Grimsby at 54% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 54% does not mean "Grimsby will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Style Matchup
Contrasting stylesHead-to-head
8 previous meetings
Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Head to Head
5 previous meetings
Notts County
Bromley
Milton Keynes Dons
Salford City
Cambridge UnitedGrimsby
Chesterfield
Barnet
Swindon Town
Oldham
Crewe
Colchester
Walsall
Bristol Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Accrington STGillingham
Cheltenham
Shrewsbury
Newport County
Tranmere
Crawley Town
Harrogate Town
BarrowIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Grimsby host Gillingham on Saturday, 23 January 2027 at 15:00. The match is part of the League Two 2018/2019 season.
Grimsby vs Gillingham — Match Preview
Grimsby face Gillingham on January 23, 2027 in this League Two fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.
Grimsby host Gillingham at Blundell Park.
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