Grimsby vs Gillingham

Grimsby

1 - 0

Gillingham

🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ Zac Kennard-Kettle 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Grimsby 7 · Gillingham 17

Referee Stats

Zac Kennard-Kettle

8 matches · 5.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.75
Reds avg	0.38
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	63%
Home wins	38%
Draws	13%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Grimsby outshot their opponent (24-3).
Grimsby controlled possession (78%).
Grimsby had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Grimsby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-7

Goals For / Against

42 / 24

Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Gillingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-11

Goals For / Against

24 / 36

Avg: 1.04 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.96

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

1.71

PPG

0.96

1.75

1.04

1.00

1.57

52%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

43%

48%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Grimsby rank7th

Gillingham rank17th

Grimsby points78

Gillingham points53

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.

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.

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

Grimsby last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals14-5

Record4-0-1

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 last 5 away

L L D D L

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

Record0-2-3

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 17%

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Grimsby score at home83%

Grimsby clean sheet at home39%

Gillingham score away61%

Gillingham clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first48%

Grimsby win after scoring first82%

Gillingham score first26%

Gillingham win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Grimsby 60% · Gillingham 43%

Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 41.3' · Gillingham 49.8'

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.37

Grimsby concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Gillingham score away1.04 vs 1.20

Gillingham concede away1.57 vs 1.37

Grimsby score 27% above league average, while Gillingham score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Grimsby are 17% below league average at home, and Gillingham are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Grimsby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

0-15 1

61-75 1

Gillingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

61-75 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

16-30 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

78%

22%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

583

166

Passes Accurate

503

Passes %

86%

40%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27'

27' J. Kabia

33'

33' R. Hutton

50'

50' K. Green

55'

55' H. Rodgers

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Andrews

1st substitution · For: S. Vokes

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Vernam

Penalty

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Palmer-Houlden

2nd substitution · For: E. Nevitt

60'

60' J. Williams

63'

63' J. Williams

63'

63' J. Williams

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ B. Dack

3rd substitution · For: A. Little

66'

66' A. Little

66'

66' E. Coleman

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Walker

1st substitution · For: E. Khouri

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ C. Vernam

2nd substitution · For: Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell

83'

83' S. Gale

84'

84' M. Clark

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Clark

4th substitution · For: Lenni Rae Cirino

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Kabia

3rd substitution · For: D. Rose

Grimsby vs Gillingham 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Grimsby beat Gillingham 1-0 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Zac Kennard-Kettle. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Kabia received a yellow card for Grimsby at 27'. R. Hutton received a red card for Gillingham at 33'.

Second half: K. Green received a yellow card for Grimsby at 50'. H. Rodgers received a yellow card for Grimsby at 55'. Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Andrews replacing S. Vokes. Grimsby took the lead at 58' when C. Vernam scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 59', with S. Palmer-Houlden replacing E. Nevitt. J. Williams received a yellow card for Gillingham at 60'. J. Williams received a red card for Gillingham at 63'. J. Williams received a yellow card for Gillingham at 63'. Gillingham made their 3rd substitution at 65', with B. Dack replacing A. Little. A. Little received a yellow card for Gillingham at 66'. E. Coleman received a yellow card for Gillingham at 66'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 80', with J. Walker replacing E. Khouri. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 80', with C. Vernam replacing Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell. S. Gale received a yellow card for Gillingham at 83'. M. Clark received a yellow card for Gillingham at 84'. Gillingham made their 4th substitution at 86', with M. Clark replacing Lenni Rae Cirino. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 88', with J. Kabia replacing D. Rose.

Grimsby used 3 substitutions while Gillingham used 4 substitutions. Grimsby got 3 yellow cards, while Gillingham got 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards.