League Two: Tranmere vs Grimsby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 46 match between Tranmere and Grimsby and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Grimsby come to Prenton Park for the League Two match on Saturday, Tranmere will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting bottom of the table, Tranmere have claimed 40 points after 45 rounds, while Grimsby have amassed 77 points. This places the latter as number 6 in the League Two at the moment.

Team form: Tranmere vs Grimsby

Tranmere Form

Showing inconsistent form, Tranmere lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-2 against Bristol Rovers, before beating Cheltenham 1-3. The joy was short-lived, as Milton Keynes Dons proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat. Tranmere are without a win in their last six League Two matches on home soil, which produced a record of zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored two goals.

Grimsby Form

Grimsby look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Gillingham, who were defeated by 1-4. Then, Cambridge U got outclassed in a 1-2 win, before beating Swindon by 4-0. Grimsby performed a very admirable four wins in six League Two away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored ten times, while also conceding five goals.

Betting stats for Tranmere and Grimsby

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Tranmere and Grimsby played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Tranmere vs Grimsby

It has been an excellent season for Jaze Kabia who managed to score an impressive 18 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target six times in his last six outings. Grimsby are looking to him against Tranmere, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Tranmere vs Grimsby

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Tranmere won one times and lost nine as well. Grimsby won six times, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Grimsby were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Tranmere scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Grimsby scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Grimsby will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Tranmere managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Tranmere saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Grimsby, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches. Tranmere conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. Grimsby scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.