Crewe host Grimsby in League Two. Crewe have had the steadier campaign of the two so far, while Grimsby's results have been more up and down.
The pair have met regularly down the years, with the head-to-head swinging back and forth rather than settling one way. That history, plus a clear gap in the current table, gives us a fair bit to look at before deciding how this one might go.
Analysis updated .
Compare bookmakers
Recent form tells a mixed story
Looking at each side's last 20 fixtures across all competitions, Crewe have won eight, drawn eight and lost four, scoring 30 and conceding 25. Grimsby's equivalent sample shows seven wins, seven draws and six losses, with 31 scored and 24 conceded.
Crewe: 20 completed matches; Grimsby: 20 completed matches.
Crewe
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 40% 8 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +5
Grimsby
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +7
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | Chesterfield | Crewe | 24.10.2026 | 5-1 |
| League Two | Exeter City | Crewe | 20.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| League Two | Crewe | Rochdale | 17.10.2026 | 3-2 |
| League Two | Swindon Town | Crewe | 10.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Blackpool | Crewe | 06.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| League Two | Crewe | Bristol Rovers | 03.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| League Two | Rotherham | Crewe | 26.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Crewe | Aston Villa U21 | 22.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| League Two | Crewe | Shrewsbury | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| League Two | Colchester | Crewe | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | Gillingham | Grimsby | 24.10.2026 | 1-4 |
| League Two | Rochdale | Grimsby | 20.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| League Two | Grimsby | Northampton | 17.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| League Two | Port Vale | Grimsby | 10.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| EFL Trophy | Grimsby | Burton Albion | 06.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| League Two | Grimsby | Shrewsbury | 03.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| League Two | Newport County | Grimsby | 26.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Notts County | Grimsby | 22.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| League Two | Grimsby | Crawley Town | 19.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| League Two | Grimsby | Bristol Rovers | 12.09.2026 | 2-0 |
Those numbers are close enough that neither side looks miles ahead on raw recent form, even though Crewe's unbeaten league run doesn't quite show up here once cup and friendly games are folded in.
Comparative Team Statistics: Crewe vs Grimsby

A fixture that keeps flipping
The head-to-head stretches back years and it hasn't settled into a pattern. In the last two meetings, the home side has won each time: Crewe won 3-2 away at Grimsby in October 2025, then Grimsby won 3-2 at home in April 2026.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | Grimsby | Crewe | 11.04.2026 | 3-2 |
| League Two | Crewe | Grimsby | 25.10.2025 | 3-2 |
| League Two | Crewe | Grimsby | 01.04.2025 | 2-0 |
| League Two | Grimsby | Crewe | 14.12.2024 | 0-2 |
| League Two | Crewe | Grimsby | 13.04.2024 | 0-3 |
| League Two | Grimsby | Crewe | 09.12.2023 | 2-1 |
| League Two | Grimsby | Crewe | 25.04.2023 | 2-0 |
| League Two | Crewe | Grimsby | 04.02.2023 | 0-3 |
| League Cup | Grimsby | Crewe | 09.08.2022 | 4-0 |
| League Two | Grimsby | Crewe | 07.09.2019 | 0-2 |
Go back further and both sides have had spells of dominance, including some heavy away wins in both directions, so there's no strong lean to take from history alone.
A clear gap in the table
Crewe currently sit third with 21 points from 11 games, built on five wins and six draws without a single defeat so far this season. Grimsby are down in 15th with 13 points from the same number of matches, having won three, drawn four and lost four.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Barnet | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22/12 | 21 |
| 3 | Crewe | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15/9 | 21 |
| 4 | York | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18/12 | 16 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10/15 | 14 |
| 15 | Grimsby | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13/13 | 13 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6/6 | 13 |
That's a nine point gap between two sides who meet fairly often, and it points to Crewe being the more reliable outfit over a league campaign so far.
Crewe's unbeaten record in the league table is the standout number here, even if Grimsby's goal difference isn't far off theirs.

Key contributors on both sides
Grimsby's K. Green has been their standout attacking figure recently, with three goals and two assists in eight matches, while also picking up three yellow cards in that spell. Crewe's J. March has matched that goal tally with three in eight, and J. Tabiner has set up three goals in the same run.
This is only a snapshot of recent contributors rather than a full squad picture, so it shouldn't be read as confirmation of who starts on the day.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Gibson | England | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 80 |
| L. Offord | England | 26 | Defender | 183 | 66 |
| C. Thomas | England | 33 | Midfielder | 185 | 72 |
| J. Lankester | England | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 60 |
| I. Lawlor | Republic of Ireland | 32 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 80 |
| R. Hutchinson | England | 26 | Defender | 177 | 70 |
| M. Demetriou | England | 36 | Defender | 188 | 79 |
| J. White | England | 24 | Midfielder | 186 cm | 70 kg |
| J. March | England | 29 | Attacker | 175 | 71 |
| C. McNeill | England | 23 | Attacker | 181 | n/a |
| J. Tabiner | England | 22 | Midfielder | 178 | 66 |
| M. Holíček | Slovakia | 21 | Midfielder | 189 | n/a |
| L. Billington | England | 22 | Defender | 185 | 80 |
| T. Booth | England | 22 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 76 |
| O. Lunt | England | 22 | Midfielder | 177 | 66 |
| A. Thibaut | Republic of Ireland | 22 | Attacker | 180 | n/a |
| Kyle Ure | Scotland | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Calum Agius | Wales | 21 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| Stan Dancey | England | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| L. Moore | England | 21 | Midfielder | 177 | n/a |
| P. Croker | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Lucas Swann | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Ryan Chadwick | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Stephenson | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Patrick Mlynarski | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| T. Graves | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Luke Thomas | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Joel Ewusi | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Pym | England | 31 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 70 |
| C. Vernam | England | 30 | Midfielder | 170 | 74 |
| S. Lavelle | Scotland | 30 | Defender | 188 | 76 |
| J. Sweeney | England | 24 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| M. Shelton | England | 30 | Midfielder | 178 | 74 |
| J. Amaluzor | England | 30 | Midfielder | 180 | 79 |
| J. Walker | Scotland | 33 | Attacker | 175 | 70 |
| H. Rodgers | England | 30 | Defender | 188 | 79 |
| A. Cook | England | 36 | Attacker | 185 | 72 |
| R. Staunton | Republic of Ireland | 24 | Defender | 183 | 76 |
| D. Harrington | Republic of Ireland | 26 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 71 |
| K. Green | England | 29 | Midfielder | 184 | 78 |
| D. Tharme | Wales | 27 | Defender | 183 | 78 |
| G. Turi | Faroe Islands | 25 | Midfielder | 184 | n/a |
| C. McJannet | England | 28 | Defender | 173 | n/a |
| J. Foulkes | England | 23 | Defender | 186 | n/a |
| H. Cartwright | England | 24 | Goalkeeper | 192 cm | 82 kg |
| J. Andrews | England | 25 | Attacker | 191 | n/a |
| S. Finch | England | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| E. Pruti | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | Defender | 192 | n/a |
| M. Kacurri | Albania | 21 | Defender | 183 | 84 |
| F. Cartwright | England | 19 | Midfielder | 185 cm | 80 kg |
| Iwan Morgan | England | 20 | Attacker | 182 cm | 75 kg |
| H. Brown | England | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Auton | England | 19 | Goalkeeper | 185 | n/a |
| Cian Doyle | Republic of Ireland | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Ryley Reynolds | England | 21 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| Eliot Smith | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Kristian Catchpole | England | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Crewe look the more settled side this season and have the table to back that up, but Grimsby's recent scoring form and the flip-flopping head-to-head make this harder to call with confidence.
With no clear market angle standing out from the evidence, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick.
