Grimsby vs Rotherham Prediction

Recent form

Grimsby's last 20 matches across all competitions show seven wins, seven draws and six losses, scoring 30 and conceding 23. That's a reasonably healthy return, even accounting for cup games and friendlies mixed in there.

Grimsby: 20 completed matches; Rotherham: 20 completed matches.

Grimsby

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

24

Difference

+7

Rotherham

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

35

Difference

-12

Rotherham's equivalent sample is tougher reading: four wins, eight draws and eight losses, with 21 scored against 33 conceded. They've drawn plenty of games but struggled to turn draws into wins, and the goals against column stands out.

Comparative Team Statistics: Grimsby vs Rotherham

Head to head

These two have only met twice in the data we have, both friendlies rather than competitive fixtures. Grimsby won 1-0 back in 2021, and the pair drew 2-2 in a 2024 friendly.

That's thin and dated material. It tells us almost nothing about how these sides will match up in a league fixture now, so it's not something to lean on.

Where they stand

Grimsby are 15th with 13 points from 11 games, having won three, drawn four and lost four. Rotherham are down in 23rd on 10 points from the same number of matches, with two wins, four draws and five defeats.

Goal difference tells a similar story. Grimsby have scored and conceded 13 apiece, while Rotherham have shipped 18 against just 12 scored. On paper there's a clear gap between these two sides right now.

Grimsby's league position gives them a real edge heading into this one, though there's a month for things to shift.

Players to watch

Rotherham's P. Mullin has been their most productive attacker lately, with four goals in eight matches. Grimsby's K. Green has chipped in with three goals and two assists in the same span, with C. Vernam also supplying two assists.

Grimsby:

Best scorers:

K. Green - 3

Best assist providers:

K. Green - 2

C. Vernam - 2

Penalty cards:

K. Green x 3

Rotherham:

Best scorers:

P. Mullin - 4

Penalty cards:

J. Buyabu x 3

On discipline, both sides have a player with three yellow cards in eight games, Rotherham's J. Buyabu and Grimsby's K. Green. Nothing alarming there, just something to note going into a London derby... sorry, this one's not that, but worth tracking all the same.