League Two · Full time ·Matchday 6

Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers

2 – 0 Full time

10′Ben Purrington
22′Kieran Green
26′Riley HarbottleCiaran Kelly
38′Shaqai Forde
40′Géza Dávid Turi
45′Bobby KamwaJack Aitchison
45′Fabrizio CavegnJoe Quigley
45′Shaqai FordeEllis Harrison
64′Kieran Green
64′Kofi Balmer
68′Harvey RodgersEdon Pruti
71′Charles Vernam
74′Andy CookIwan Morgan
74′Charles VernamFinn Cartwright
75′Tommy Leigh
78′Richard SmallwoodReiss-Alexander Russell-Denny
88′Sonny FinchRyley Reynolds
88′Mark SheltonCian Doyle

Blundell Park, Grimsby

Grimsby 36%
Draw 26%
Bristol Rovers 38%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

8 Shots 3
3 Shots on target 1
52 Possession % 48
8 Corners 8
9 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 4
1 Saves 1
155 Accurate passes 119

Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityGrimsbyDrawBristol Rovers
Model26.2%24.5%49.2%
Market39.0%26.5%34.4%
Final35.8%26.0%38.1%
Edge-12.8%-2.0%+14.8%

Confidence: Low

Why Bristol Rovers

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.88 vs 1.33.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Bristol Rovers below the model: +14.8 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Grimsby ↓ / Bristol Rovers → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 7% 7% 1 11% 9% 6% 2 7% 6% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 95%
2+ goals 84%
3+ goals 62%
No goals 5%

Grimsby and Bristol Rovers expected goals

Grimsby 1.33
Bristol Rovers 1.88

Total expected goals: 3.21

Grimsby and Bristol Rovers attack and defence ratings

Grimsby

Attack 1.25 +25%
Defence 1.08 +8%

Bristol Rovers

Attack 1.46 +46%
Defence 0.77 -23%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers: result vs prediction

Grimsby 2 – 0 Bristol Rovers

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

Other Matchday 6 fixtures

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Before and after this match

Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Bristol Rovers 38.1% 2.62 +14.8% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 62.1% 1.61 — —
Both teams to score Yes 63.3% 1.58 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 74.0% 1.35 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 50.8% 1.97 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Grimsby35.8%
Draw26.0%
Bristol Rovers38.1%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.562.1%
Under 2.537.9%
Both teams to scoreYes63.3%
No36.7%
Double chance1X (home or draw)61.9%
12 (either side)74.0%
X2 (draw or away)64.2%
Handicap -1Bristol Rovers win28.3%
Push (exactly one goal)20.9%
Loss50.8%
Correct score (top 3)1-111.1%
1-29.5%
0-27.1%

Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers stats

Grimsby and Bristol Rovers recent form

newest first
Grimsby DDDDWL
Bristol Rovers WWWWLL

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Grimsby and Bristol Rovers going into this match

league record before kick-off

Grimsby record

  • They have won 1 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.

Bristol Rovers record

  • They have won 4 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 2.4 goals per match.
  • They have kept 3 clean sheets in 5 matches.

Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers head-to-head

Last 4 meetings

0Grimsby wins 1Draws 3Bristol Rovers wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-02-21Bristol RoversGrimsbyLeague Two3-1
2025-08-30GrimsbyBristol RoversLeague Two0-1
2015-02-14GrimsbyBristol RoversNational League0-1
2014-08-09Bristol RoversGrimsbyNational League0-0

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 39.0%, draw 26.5%, away 34.4%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.38 3.50 2.68
Bet365 2.40 3.40 2.75
BetVictor 2.45 3.50 2.70
Betano 2.30 3.55 2.82
Betfair 2.30 3.70 2.80
Marathonbet 2.38 3.50 2.68
Pinnacle 2.45 3.65 2.74
SBO 2.20 3.15 2.65
William Hill 2.40 3.40 2.62

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.38 ▲ +0.13
X 3.50 ▼ -0.02
2 2.70 ▼ -0.18

13 snapshots recorded, from .