Colchester vs Grimsby Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By George Edwards, Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 29, 01:45 | 4 min read

Colchester United FC

Football England - EFL League Two JobServe Community Stadium Sat 29 Mar 02:45

Grimsby Town FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Can U's Gain the Upper Hand?

Colchester can’t be ignored when they meet Grimsby, especially as betting odds of 2.05 are available for this prediction. Head to the Full-Time Result market to back this value selection.

Colchester 1-0 Victors When Teams Met Last

Colchester United were defeated in their last game. On the road, they suffered a 4-1 loss against Bradford City at The University of Bradford Stadium.

Grimsby Town won their previous game, beating Newport County at home. It was a 1-0 victory at Blundell Park.

Colchester have four straight wins against Grimsby. In their last clash, Colchester claimed a 1-0 away victory at Blundell Park. The previous 10 H2H matches have ended up with six Colchester wins, two Grimsby victories and two draws.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
8 Grimsby logo Grimsby 45 20 8 17 61 66 -5 61:66 68
10 Colchester logo Colchester 45 16 18 11 52 47 5 52:47 66
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Confirmed Lineups

Colchester confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matt Macey (GK), Mandela Egbo, Fiacre Kelleher, Tom Flanagan, Rob Hunt, Arthur Read, Jamie McDonnell, Harry Anderson, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Lyle Taylor.

Grimsby confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Jordan Wright (GK), Harvey Rodgers, Douglas Tharme, Tyrell Warren, George McEachran, Jason Dadi Svanthorsson, Kieran Green, Evan Khouri, Denver Hume, Danny Rose, Luca Barrington.

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Expert League Two Analysis

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming action and the respective form of each team. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our football predictions.

Key Colchester vs Grimsby league stats:

  • Colchester have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • Colchester have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Colchester have won 3 consecutive games at home.
  • Colchester have won the last 4 games between these teams.

Colchester vs Grimsby Prediction

It could be beneficial to back Colchester for this League Two clash. There’s loads of value in the 2.05 that the home team get the job done and we think a victory could be on the cards.

One way of backing Colchester to win at bigger odds is by going for the Match Result & Total market where you can also bet over or under a specific number of goals being scored.

Colchester to Win Probability

According to the latest odds, there’s a 48.8% likelihood of our pick winning. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 55-60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Colchester Colchester logo 1 - 0 Grimsby logo Grimsby

We’ve found an attractive bet at odds of 5.80 and it involves Colchester winning 1-0. We like a wager on correct score as there’s the chance to bank a bigger return.

Colchester vs Grimsby Odds

The bookies betting odds have Colchester United as 2.25 favourites for this League Two clash, implying that they are 44% likely to win the match. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Grimsby Town are available at 3.40.

For those expecting a low-scoring clash, Under 2.5 Goals is the market leader on the Total Goals market. Both Teams to Score betting is always popular and the No option on the BTTS market is available at 1.67.

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Team Stats

Colchester logo Colchester Stats

Grimsby logo Grimsby Stats

Full time Result

  • 6 wins, 1 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the Colchester vs Grimsby team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Colchester vs Grimsby Lineups

Colchester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Grimsby Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Colchester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Matt Macey
18 Mandela Egbo 4 Fiacre Kelleher 6 Tom Flanagan 19 Rob Hunt
16 Arthur Read 15 Jamie McDonnell
7 Harry Anderson 10 Jack Payne 21 Owura Edwards
33 Lyle Taylor
1 Jordan Wright
5 Harvey Rodgers 24 Douglas Tharme 21 Tyrell Warren 20 George McEachran
11 J. Dadi Svanthorsson 4 Kieran Green 30 Evan Khouri 33 Denver Hume
32 Danny Rose 14 Luca Barrington

Grimsby Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Colchester Substitutes

  • 11John-Kymani Gordon
  • 12Tom Smith
  • 17Tyreece Simpson
  • 22Jack Tucker
  • 25Anthony Scully
  • 30Kane Vincent-Young
  • 31Oscar Thorn

Grimsby Substitutes

  • 6Curtis Thompson
  • 7Jordan Davies
  • 8Jayden Luker
  • 12Jake Eastwood
  • 17Cameron McJannet
  • 18Darragh Burns
  • 19Geza David Turi

Previous Colchester Lineups

22 Mar League Two
Bradford 4-1 Colchester
15 Mar League Two
Colchester 3-0 Fleetwood
12 Mar League Two
Colchester 2-1 Port Vale
08 Mar League Two
Cheltenham 0-1 Colchester
05 Mar League Two
Colchester 1-0 Chesterfield
01 Mar League Two
MK Dons 0-1 Colchester

Previous Grimsby Lineups

22 Mar League Two
Grimsby 1-0 Newport
15 Mar League Two
Grimsby 0-1 Salford
12 Mar League Two
Grimsby 0-2 Notts County
08 Mar League Two
Walsall 1-3 Grimsby
05 Mar League Two
Grimsby 1-1 Tranmere
01 Mar League Two
Cheltenham 1-1 Grimsby

Team Squads

Colchester Squad

Grimsby Squad

England FlagLeague Two Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Doncaster 45 23 12 10 71:49 81
2 Port Vale 45 22 14 9 65:45 80
3 Bradford 45 21 12 12 63:45 75
4 Walsall 45 20 14 11 74:54 74
5 Notts County 45 20 12 13 67:47 72
6 Wimbledon 45 19 13 13 55:35 70
7 Salford 45 18 14 13 62:52 68
8 Grimsby 45 20 8 17 61:66 68
9 Chesterfield 45 18 13 14 72:54 67
10 Colchester 45 16 18 11 52:47 66
11 Bromley 45 16 15 14 61:59 63
12 Crewe 45 15 17 13 49:47 62
13 Swindon 45 15 16 14 71:63 61
14 Fleetwood 45 15 15 15 60:59 60
15 Cheltenham 45 16 12 17 60:67 60
16 Barrow 45 15 13 17 52:50 58
17 Gillingham 45 13 16 16 40:46 55
18 MK Dons 45 14 9 22 52:66 51
19 Accr. Stanley 45 12 14 19 53:68 50
20 Harrogate 45 13 11 21 41:60 50
21 Newport 45 13 10 22 51:72 49
22 Tranmere 45 11 15 19 41:64 48
23 Carlisle 45 10 11 24 42:69 41
24 Morecambe 45 10 6 29 39:70 36
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bradford 22 16 4 2 38:13 52
2 Wimbledon 23 13 5 5 35:16 44
3 Port Vale 22 12 7 3 34:17 43
4 Doncaster 23 12 7 4 38:23 43
5 Walsall 23 12 6 5 46:32 42
6 Chesterfield 23 10 10 3 41:27 40
7 Colchester 22 10 7 5 28:15 37
8 Barrow 23 10 7 6 34:22 37
9 Cheltenham 23 10 6 7 32:31 36
10 Notts County 22 10 5 7 30:19 35
11 Salford 23 10 5 8 32:28 35
12 Gillingham 23 10 5 8 24:20 35
13 Newport 22 10 5 7 31:28 35
14 Swindon 22 9 7 6 39:33 34
15 Harrogate 23 10 4 9 26:31 34
16 Crewe 22 9 6 7 30:26 33
17 Fleetwood 23 7 12 4 24:21 33
18 Tranmere 23 8 9 6 24:22 33
19 Grimsby 22 10 3 9 30:34 33
20 Bromley 22 8 7 7 32:26 31
21 MK Dons 23 8 6 9 25:25 30
22 Accr. Stanley 22 5 11 6 29:30 26
23 Carlisle 22 5 7 10 23:33 22
24 Morecambe 22 6 4 12 23:34 22

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