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Grimsby Town vs York City prediction

England · League Two · 31 October 2026

Grimsby Town12th · 17 pts
5 - 2Full time
York City5th · 20 pts
Grimsby TownDrawYork City
Prediction correctModel pick before kick-off: Grimsby Town to win (47%)
Our predictionGrimsby Town to winLean
47%Probability
2.15Fair odds
1-1Likely score
1.78-1.22Expected goals

Betting markets

Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Grimsby Town47%2.15
  • Draw26%3.87
  • York City28%3.62

Double chance

  • Grimsby Town or draw72%1.38
  • Grimsby Town or York City74%1.35
  • Draw or York City53%1.87

Goals

  • Over 2.558%1.73
  • Under 2.542%2.36

Both teams to score

  • Yes58%1.71
  • No42%2.40

Match in numbers

This season, Grimsby Town at home and York City away

Grimsby Town (home)York City (away)
Matches66
Points per game1.670.50
Goals scored per game1.331.00
Goals conceded per game1.001.83
Shots on target per game5.23.2
Shots on target conceded3.05.0
Clean sheets50%0%
Over 2.5 goals33%33%
Both teams scored33%83%
  • York City have scored in 6 straight league matches.
  • Grimsby Town: 12th in the table; the model rates their attack 2nd and their defence 4th in the league.
  • York City: 5th in the table; the model rates their attack 3rd and their defence 18th in the league.
  • Our predictions for York City matches: 3 of 3 correct.

Match preview

A slight lean towards Grimsby Town (47%), though York City win 28% of the time in the model and the draw sits at 26%.

At home this season Grimsby Town average 1.67 points and 1.3 goals per game, conceding 1.0. Away from home York City take 0.50 points per game, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.8. Shots on target, which drive our ratings, read 5.2 per game for Grimsby Town at home and 3.2 for York City on the road.

Current runs: York City have scored in 6 straight league matches.

Grimsby Town sit 12th in the table, but their underlying numbers rank 1st in the league, so the model rates them higher than their position suggests.

York City are 5th in the table while the model ranks them only 11th on performance, so it expects them to drift back.

The model expects 1.78 goals from Grimsby Town and 1.22 from York City; 1-1 is the most likely scoreline at 11%, over 2.5 goals 58% and both teams to score 58%.

Most likely scores

  • 1-111%
  • 2-110%
  • 1-09%
  • 2-08%
  • 1-27%

Grimsby Town form

LLLDW
  • Wat Gillingham4-12026-10-24
  • Dat Rochdale2-22026-10-20
  • Lvs Northampton Town0-22026-10-17
  • Lat Port Vale0-12026-10-10
  • Lvs Shrewsbury Town1-22026-10-03

York City form

DDDWL
  • Lat Barnet1-32026-10-27
  • Wvs Port Vale2-02026-10-24
  • Dvs Accrington Stanley1-12026-10-20
  • Dat Newport County1-12026-10-17
  • Dvs Northampton Town1-12026-10-10

Head to head

  • No meetings in our data since 2020.

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Prediction made 2026-10-31 12:17 UTC and frozen at kick-off. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.