Grimsby Town vs Tranmere Rovers prediction and preview

Grimsby Town vs Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Friday 1 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Blundell Park, Cleethorpes

Grimsby Town · Tranmere Rovers · League Two predictions

Grimsby Town host Tranmere Rovers in the League Two on Friday 1 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes. Grimsby Town are 6th in the table with 20 points from 14, while Tranmere Rovers sit 11th on 19 points after 14 matches.

Grimsby Town come into the game with a W-W-D-L-L run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Tranmere Rovers's recent sequence reads W-D-W-L-D. Over their last 6, Grimsby Town have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Tranmere Rovers average 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Grimsby Town have 2 wins to Tranmere Rovers's 4 across 10 meetings, with 4 draws. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 2 May 2026, ended Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Grimsby Town.