Grimsby v Rotherham prediction

League Two · Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT · Blundell Park

Updated 6 Nov 2026, 01:34 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Grimsby v Rotherham, League Two on Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

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The match

Grimsby host Rotherham in League Two on Saturday 21 November (kick-off 15:00 UK).

Form and the table

Nine of Grimsby’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in nine of Grimsby’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Grimsby have four wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.63 points per game, scoring 1.75 and conceding 1.38. Grimsby have scored 24 goals, the third-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games, ranked per game). Grimsby have conceded 18 goals, the 11th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Nine of Rotherham’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in 11 of Rotherham’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). Away from home, Rotherham have one win, one draw and five defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 0.57 points per game, scoring 0.71 and conceding 1.43. Rotherham have scored 18 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games, ranked per game). Rotherham have conceded 25 goals, the third-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Grimsby are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Rotherham are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. Grimsby (sixth) and Rotherham (22nd) are eight points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Grimsby the stronger side, 252 rating points above Rotherham (Grimsby 1539, Rotherham 1286, after at least 14 rated matches each).

Team news

Predicted Grimsby XI (4-1-4-1): C. Pym, H. Rodgers, M. Kacurri, C. McJannet, J. Foulkes, C. Vernam, K. Green, G. Turi, J. Walker, J. Amaluzor, A. Cook — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Géza Turi (6.1 per match over 13 appearances, three goals and four assists) and C. Doyle (3.8 per match over four appearances, one goal) have been Grimsby’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Grimsby (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Géza Turi averages 1.3 key passes per 90 over 1472 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Rotherham XI (4-3-3): J. Eyestone, D. Iorfa, K. Ngwenya, D. Hall, J. Rafferty, J. Fitzgerald, J. Austerfield, J. Buyabu, P. Mullin, A. Nemane, T. Bradshaw — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Jamie Jellis (3.7 per match over five appearances) and Paul Mullin (3.5 per match over 15 appearances, eight goals) have been Rotherham’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Rotherham (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Jamie Jellis averages 0.7 key passes per 90 over 409 minutes, with a key pass in two of the last five appearances. Paul Mullin averages 2.4 shots per 90 over 1066 minutes, with a shot in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT · League Two · Blundell Park
Recent form: Grimsby 2W 1D 2L · Rotherham 0W 2D 3L

Grimsby v Rotherham (League Two): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 6 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 3.13

Corners

against 6.13 / 5.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6 / 3.25

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 4.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.5

Cards

against 2.75 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 31 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Grimsby for / against	Line	Rotherham for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.13 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18.13 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.38 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.25 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Grimsby

Grimsby Goalkeeper

Grimsby — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
C. Pym	13	871125 min	292.3 /90	90.7 /90
D. Harrington	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	00 /90
S. Auton	1	4545 min	12 /90	12 /90

Grimsby — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Grimsby before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Pym n 8	90	2.5 5/4

Grimsby Defensive

Grimsby — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
H. Rodgers	15	891328 min	80.5 /90	140.9 /90	20.1 /90	815.5 /90	40.3 /90	10.1 /90
M. Kacurri	14	901260 min	191.4 /90	181.3 /90	60.4 /90	946.7 /90	221.6 /90	40.3 /90
C. McJannet	12	901080 min	191.6 /90	90.8 /90	30.3 /90	968 /90	131.1 /90	20.2 /90
J. Sweeney	11	88973 min	252.3 /90	131.2 /90	20.2 /90	666.1 /90	171.6 /90	10.1 /90
J. Foulkes	4	78311 min	72 /90	30.9 /90	10.3 /90	216.1 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
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Grimsby — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Grimsby before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Rodgers n 8	90	0.1 1/0	1.9 7/6	—
K. Green n 8	88.6	1.1 5/4	0.8 4/1	—
C. Vernam n 8	78.3	0.7 4/1	1.3 6/3	—
Iwan Morgan n 8	62.1	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0	—
M. Kacurri n 8	90	1.6 8/3	1 6/1	—
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Grimsby — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Grimsby before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Rodgers n 8	90	0.1 1/0
K. Green n 8	88.6	0.9 4/2
C. Vernam n 8	78.3	1 5/2
Iwan Morgan n 8	62.1	0.7 3/1
M. Kacurri n 8	90	1.4 7/2
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Grimsby Attacking

Grimsby — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Iwan Morgan	15	49734 min	30.4 /90	30.4 /90	253.1 /90	81 /90	182.2 /90	151.8 /90
A. Cook	13	76990 min	30.3 /90	00 /90	272.5 /90	121.1 /90	141.3 /90	60.5 /90
S. Finch	8	50401 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	122.7 /90	40.9 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90
J. Andrews	4	1872 min	11.3 /90	00 /90	810 /90	22.5 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90
K. Green	15	871305 min	40.3 /90	20.1 /90	151 /90	50.3 /90	231.6 /90	50.3 /90
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Grimsby — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Grimsby before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Rodgers n 8	90	1.1 6/1	0.5 3/1
K. Green n 8	88.6	1.4 6/3	0.4 3/0
C. Vernam n 8	78.3	2.7 8/6	1.6 7/4
Iwan Morgan n 8	62.1	3.1 6/6	1.1 5/1
M. Kacurri n 8	90	0.6 3/2	0 0/0
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Grimsby — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Grimsby before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Rodgers n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
K. Green n 8	88.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Vernam n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Iwan Morgan n 8	62.1	0.5 3/0	0.5 3/0
M. Kacurri n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Rotherham

Rotherham Goalkeeper

Rotherham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Eyestone	9	90810 min	202.2 /90	80.9 /90	00 /90
T. Cann	6	91544 min	172.8 /90	101.7 /90	00 /90

Rotherham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Eyestone n 8	90	2.3 5/4
T. Cann n 8	90.5	3.1 7/4

Rotherham Defensive

Rotherham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
D. Hall	15	881319 min	251.7 /90	292 /90	50.3 /90	674.6 /90	130.9 /90	30.2 /90
Sonny Aljofree	14	781092 min	131.1 /90	191.6 /90	70.6 /90	574.7 /90	110.9 /90	20.2 /90
K. Ngwenya	9	65587 min	101.5 /90	50.8 /90	00 /90	314.8 /90	81.2 /90	20.3 /90
E. Otoo	8	91724 min	101.2 /90	50.6 /90	30.4 /90	394.8 /90	60.7 /90	10.1 /90
D. Iorfa	8	81645 min	111.5 /90	40.6 /90	20.3 /90	557.7 /90	101.4 /90	30.4 /90
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Rotherham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Hall n 8	87.9	0.8 4/2	0.4 2/1	—
Sonny Aljofree n 8	70.8	0.8 4/1	0.5 2/1	—
P. Mullin n 8	83.4	1.6 6/4	1.1 5/3	—
Brandon Ashley Cover n 8	74.1	1.1 4/3	1.5 6/3	—
K. Spence n 8	47.6	2.8 4/4	1.9 7/1	—
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Rotherham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Hall n 8	87.9	1.2 6/3
Sonny Aljofree n 8	70.8	1 5/1
P. Mullin n 8	83.4	0.4 3/0
Brandon Ashley Cover n 8	74.1	1.5 5/2
K. Spence n 8	47.6	2.6 5/4
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Rotherham Attacking

Rotherham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
P. Mullin	14	751054 min	80.7 /90	00 /90	272.3 /90	181.5 /90	100.9 /90	30.3 /90
T. Bradshaw	12	36437 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	71.4 /90	51 /90	30.6 /90	00 /90
A. Nemane	11	48529 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	40.7 /90	30.5 /90	61 /90	61 /90
Fábio Tavares	8	77619 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	121.7 /90	71 /90	81.2 /90	40.6 /90
George Sebine	3	35105 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	21.7 /90	10.9 /90
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Rotherham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Hall n 8	87.9	0.8 4/2	0.1 1/0
Sonny Aljofree n 8	70.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
P. Mullin n 8	83.4	2.2 7/5	1.6 5/4
Brandon Ashley Cover n 8	74.1	1.1 5/2	0.6 3/1
K. Spence n 8	47.6	1.4 5/1	0.5 2/0
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Rotherham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Hall n 8	87.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Sonny Aljofree n 8	70.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Mullin n 8	83.4	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
Brandon Ashley Cover n 8	74.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
K. Spence n 8	47.6	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Grimsby v Rotherham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

GrimsbyLLDWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

RotherhamLLDDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Grimsby#6 pos20 pts14 pl+6 GD

Rotherham#22 pos12 pts14 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Grimsby scored1.71

Rotherham scored1.29

Grimsby conceded1.29

Rotherham conceded1.79

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