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Grimsby vs Tranmere — League Two 2018

Grimsby
Grimsby
Preview
15:00
Tranmere
Tranmere
1/1/2027League TwoLeague Two · Round 23Blundell Park
Big match
49%
Grimsby
model favours
49%26%25%

Grimsby sit 6, Tranmere 21 in the table

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
54%
under 2.5 goals
49%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 10+ matches

Grimsby49%
×Draw26%
Tranmere25%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

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
1.50
Tranmere
1.01

Grimsby creates 49% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 10 away

creates per match

Grimsby
1.62
Tranmere
1.18

allows per match

Grimsby
0.85
Tranmere
1.39

finishing

Grimsby+0.38scores more
Tranmere-0.18scores less

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Grimsby ↓

Tranmere →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–18%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–09%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Grimsby or draw
75%
Grimsby or Tranmere
74%
Draw or Tranmere
51%

Winning margin

Grimsby wins by 2+
24%
Tranmere wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Grimsby 1+ goals
78%
Grimsby 2+ goals
44%
Grimsby 3+ goals
19%
Tranmere 1+ goals
64%
Tranmere 2+ goals
27%
Tranmere 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Grimsby (draw refunded)
66%
Tranmere (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Grimsby at home — creates 1.62, concedes 0.85 · 11 matches

Tranmere away — creates 1.18, concedes 1.39 · 10 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Grimsby attack 1.62 + Tranmere defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.50

Tranmere attack 1.18 + Grimsby defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 1.01

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 49%?"

Grimsby scores more
49%
level
26%
Tranmere scores more
25%

Grimsby at 49% 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 49% 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 styles
Grimsby
Attack-heavy
Tranmere
Balanced
52%Possession50%
68%Pass accuracy66%
12.7Shots12.1
1.65xGBiggest gap1.13
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
GrimsbyTranmere

Head-to-head

10 previous meetings

2
Grimsby
4
Draws
4
Tranmere
Avg goals: 2.5BTTS: 60%
1–11–21–11–01–2

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Grimsby
DDWLD
Tranmere
WDLWL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Grimsby vs Tranmere — Match Preview

Grimsby face Tranmere on January 1, 2027 in this League Two fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Grimsby host Tranmere at Blundell Park.

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