League Two: Gillingham vs Grimsby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Gillingham and Grimsby who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Gillingham welcome Grimsby at MEMS Priestfield in round 44 of the League Two campaign. Only three matches remain this season, and important points are at stake on Saturday.

Team form: Gillingham vs Grimsby

Gillingham Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Gillingham beat Accrington 2-0, followed by a 0-0 draw against Salford City. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 2-1 defeat against Cheltenham. Gillingham just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the MEMS Priestfield. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 13 goals.

Grimsby Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Grimsby. They first took out Crawley by 0-2 before downing Crewe by 3-2. The winning streak came to an end against Chesterfield, who ran out 2-1 winners. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Grimsby won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Gillingham and Grimsby

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Gillingham and Grimsby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Gillingham vs Grimsby

It’s been a great season for Jaze Kabia so far with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target five times in his last six games, and no doubt Grimsby want him to continue this productive spell against Gillinghamthis coming Saturday.

Popular betting markets: Gillingham vs Grimsby

Full-time result

Gillingham claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Grimsby won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Grimsby have not lost to Gillingham in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Gillingham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Grimsby scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Grimsby will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Gillingham managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Grimsby have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Gillingham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Gillingham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Grimsby’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.