Grimsby vs Northampton Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

Grimsby's recent matches, spanning League Two fixtures, cup ties and a few friendlies, show a team picking up wins regularly. Across that run they've won eight, drawn nine and lost just three, scoring plenty along the way with 35 goals for and 20 against.

Grimsby: 20 completed matches; Northampton: 20 completed matches.

Grimsby

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

22

Difference

+10

Northampton

20 matches

Win

15% 3 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

16

Conceded

33

Difference

-17

Northampton's equivalent sample tells a very different story. Just three wins from twenty matches, twelve defeats, and a goal difference well into the negative all point to a side that's really struggled for consistency, whether in league games or elsewhere.

That gulf in recent output is one of the clearest signals in this preview.

Comparative Team Statistics: Grimsby vs Northampton

History between the two

These two have met seven times since 2013, mostly in League Two with one FA Cup tie thrown in. Results have gone both ways over the years, and the most recent meeting, back in February 2023, ended in a 2-1 away win for Grimsby.

That history stretches back over a decade in places, though, so it says little about how either side is playing right now.

League table snapshot

The League Two table backs up what the form figures suggest. After seven games, Grimsby sit third with 13 points and are still unbeaten, having won three and drawn four. Northampton, by contrast, are down in 22nd on just six points, with three defeats already on the board.

It's early days, but that's a big early gap to close.

Players to watch

Grimsby's attacking threat looks reasonably concentrated. K. Green has scored three goals and set up two more in his last seven appearances, while C. Vernam has also chipped in with two assists in the same spell.

Grimsby:

Best scorers:

K. Green - 3

Best assist providers:

K. Green - 2

C. Vernam - 2

Penalty cards:

K. Green x 3

Northampton:

Penalty cards:

L. Evans x 1 x 1

At the other end, Northampton's L. Evans has picked up a yellow and a red card in his last four matches, a pattern worth keeping an eye on given how discipline can affect a struggling side.

Whether that translates into a suspension for this fixture isn't something we can say yet.