Gillingham vs Grimsby

Gillingham

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Grimsby

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Priestfield Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Mackey 🔁 Regular Season - 44 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 44

Regular Season Table

Gillingham 17 · Grimsby 7

Referee Stats

Oliver Mackey

11 matches · 3.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.45
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	18%
Home wins	27%
Draws	18%
Away wins	55%

How the match was won

Grimsby outshot their opponent (9-14).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Grimsby had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Gillingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 36

Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Grimsby (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29

Avg: 1.46 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.67

1.26

1.46

1.57

1.21

48%

O2.5

43%

65%

BTTS

52%

48%

Score 1st

61%

League-position context

Gillingham rank17th

Grimsby rank7th

Gillingham points53

Grimsby points78

Gillingham: #17 · 53 pts · GD -19

33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gillingham last 5 home

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-8

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Grimsby last 5 away

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Gillingham score at home87%

Gillingham clean sheet at home22%

Grimsby score away83%

Grimsby clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Gillingham score first48%

Gillingham win after scoring first64%

Grimsby score first61%

Grimsby win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Gillingham 45% · Grimsby 33%

Avg first goal minute: Gillingham 51.8' · Grimsby 33.1'

Vs league average

Gillingham score at home1.26 vs 1.37

Gillingham concede at home1.57 vs 1.20

Grimsby score away1.46 vs 1.20

Grimsby concede away1.21 vs 1.37

Gillingham score 8% below league average, while Grimsby score 21% above league average.

Defensive side: Gillingham are 30% above league average at home, and Grimsby are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Gillingham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 4

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

16-30 7

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 3

31-45 1

Grimsby goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 6

61-75 4

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

297

319

Passes Accurate

195

217

Passes %

66%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Cook

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Green

45'

45' J. Amaluzor

45+3'

45+3' A. Little

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

G. McCleary

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Little

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Walker

1st substitution · For: G. Turi

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Kabia

Normal Goal

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Amaluzor

2nd substitution · For: D. Burns

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Kabia

3rd substitution · For: C. Vernam

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Staunton

4th substitution · For: J. Sweeney

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Masterson

1st substitution · For: S. Vokes

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Lenni Rae Cirino

2nd substitution · For: B. Dack

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

K. Green

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Vernam

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

C. Vernam

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Green

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ G. McCleary

3rd substitution · For: Travis Akomeah

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ N. Khumbeni

4th substitution · For: H. Waldock

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. Oduor

5th substitution · For: T. Warren

90+3'

90+3' Ronan Hale

Gillingham vs Grimsby 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Grimsby beat Gillingham 4-1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Oliver Mackey. It was played at Priestfield Stadium.

First half: Grimsby took the lead at 41' when A. Cook scored, with the assist credited to K. Green, making the score 0-1. J. Amaluzor received a yellow card for Grimsby at 45'. A. Little received a yellow card for Gillingham at 45+3'.

Second half: Gillingham leveled the score at 55' when G. McCleary scored, with the assist credited to A. Little, making the score 1-1. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Walker replacing G. Turi. Grimsby took the lead at 74' when J. Kabia scored, making the score 1-2. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 76', with J. Amaluzor replacing D. Burns. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 76', with J. Kabia replacing C. Vernam. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 76', with R. Staunton replacing J. Sweeney. Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 78', with C. Masterson replacing S. Vokes. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Lenni Rae Cirino replacing B. Dack. Grimsby extended the lead at 80' when K. Green scored, with the assist credited to C. Vernam, making the score 1-3. Grimsby extended the lead at 85' when C. Vernam scored, with the assist credited to K. Green, making the score 1-4. Gillingham made their 3rd substitution at 87', with G. McCleary replacing Travis Akomeah. Gillingham made their 4th substitution at 88', with N. Khumbeni replacing H. Waldock. Grimsby made their 5th substitution at 88', with C. Oduor replacing T. Warren. Ronan Hale received a yellow card for Gillingham at 90+3'.

Gillingham used 4 substitutions while Grimsby used 5 substitutions. Gillingham got 2 yellow cards, while Grimsby got 1 yellow card.