Grimsby vs Tranmere

Grimsby

1 - 2

Tranmere

🕒 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Grimsby 7 · Tranmere 21

How the match was won

Grimsby outshot their opponent (13-6).
Grimsby controlled possession (61%).
Grimsby had the sharper finishing (6-2 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

Tranmere (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-12

Goals For / Against

32 / 42

Avg: 1.39 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

1.75

1.39

1.00

1.83

52%

O2.5

65%

48%

BTTS

65%

48%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Grimsby rank7th

Tranmere rank21st

Grimsby points78

Tranmere points41

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.

Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25

45 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

37-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.

Tranmere last 5 away

L W D L D

Points5/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-6

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Tranmere trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Grimsby score at home83%

Grimsby clean sheet at home39%

Tranmere score away78%

Tranmere clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first48%

Grimsby win after scoring first82%

Tranmere score first43%

Tranmere win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Grimsby 60% · Tranmere 36%

Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 41.3' · Tranmere 35.5'

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.37

Grimsby concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Tranmere score away1.39 vs 1.20

Tranmere concede away1.83 vs 1.37

Grimsby score 27% above league average, while Tranmere score 15% above league average.

Defensive side: Grimsby are 17% below league average at home, and Tranmere are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Tranmere goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 7

61-75 7

31-45 5

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

46-60 8

31-45 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

460

299

Passes Accurate

355

187

Passes %

77%

63%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Charlie Jay Whitaker

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ironside

54'

54' P. Brough

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Warren

1st substitution · For: J. Kabia

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Burns

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Walker

73'

73' C. Jennings

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ C. Jennings

1st substitution · For: K. Dennis

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Ironside

2nd substitution · For: N. Kenneh

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Blacker

3rd substitution · For: R. Smallwood

87'

87' N. Kenneh

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Walker

2nd substitution · For: C. Oduor

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Rose

3rd substitution · For: J. Amaluzor

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Charlie Jay Whitaker

4th substitution · For: Taylan Harris

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Dennis

Normal Goal

90+8'

90+8' K. Dennis

Grimsby vs Tranmere 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Tranmere beat Grimsby 2-1 on Thursday, 27 November 2025 in League Two. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: Tranmere took the lead at 19' when Charlie Jay Whitaker scored, with the assist credited to J. Ironside, making the score 0-1.

Second half: P. Brough received a yellow card for Tranmere at 54'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 66', with T. Warren replacing J. Kabia. Grimsby leveled the score at 67' when D. Burns scored, with the assist credited to J. Walker, making the score 1-1. C. Jennings received a yellow card for Tranmere at 73'. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 79', with C. Jennings replacing K. Dennis. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 80', with J. Ironside replacing N. Kenneh. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 80', with B. Blacker replacing R. Smallwood. N. Kenneh received a yellow card for Tranmere at 87'. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 87', with J. Walker replacing C. Oduor. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 87', with D. Rose replacing J. Amaluzor. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 90', with Charlie Jay Whitaker replacing Taylan Harris. Tranmere took the lead at 90' when K. Dennis scored, making the score 1-2. K. Dennis received a yellow card for Tranmere at 90+8'.

Grimsby used 3 substitutions while Tranmere used 4 substitutions. Tranmere got 4 yellow cards.