Grimsby v Scunthorpe result

Full-time · Grimsby 0–1 Scunthorpe

League Two · Sat, 21 Dec 2019 13:00 GMT · Blundell Park

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Grimsby 0–1 Scunthorpe — Scunthorpe won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Scunthorpe won 1–0 at Blundell Park in League Two on Saturday 21 December. Grimsby are winless in their last 11 matches in all competitions. Scunthorpe are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Scunthorpe: K. van Veen (62’, assisted by J. Ward).

Discipline

T. Nield showed seven yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Grimsby: Harry Clifton (36’) and M. Wright (82’); Scunthorpe: J. Brown (26’), H. McGahey (32’), K. van Veen (62’), K. Ntlhe (73’) and J. Ward (76’).

What it changes

Scunthorpe have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Grimsby have failed to score in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, E. Robson (Grimsby) 4.6, Jake Eastwood (Scunthorpe) 4.6 and L. Hendrie (Grimsby) 4.3 led the match.

Next up

Grimsby next travel to Rochdale on 20 October 2026.

Scunthorpe next host Wealdstone on 6 September 2025.

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

Next for Grimsby: Rochdale v Grimsby, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Scunthorpe: Scunthorpe v Woking, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Grimsby 0–1 Scunthorpe · League Two
Venue: Blundell Park · Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
Referee: T. Nield
Recent form: Grimsby 0W 2D 3L · Scunthorpe 3W 1D 1L

Grimsby 0–1 Scunthorpe (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.13 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 3.8

Corners

against 5.5 / 4.8 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.25 / 3.6

Shots on target

against 3 / 4.8 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 2.6

Cards

against 0 / 1.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 December 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 December 2019. 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	Scunthorpe for / against
Goals scored	0.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.8 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.25 for · 12.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	8.8 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.6 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	15 for · 11.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	13.8 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 0 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.6 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: T. Nield.

Grimsby

Grimsby — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. 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
Matthew James Green n 8	67.3	2.5 5/5	1.3 6/2	K. van Veen
J. Hanson n 8	80.5	2.4 8/5	0.8 5/1	—
M. Wright n 8	51.8	2.2 6/2	3.9 5/4	K. van Veen
L. Gibson n 8	87.1	1.8 7/4	0.8 4/1	—
H. Davis n 8	70.5	1.8 6/3	0.5 3/0	—

Grimsby — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Hanson n 8	80.5	3.2 8/5	0.7 4/1
A. Rose n 8	39	2.6 5/3	0.9 3/0
C. Vernam n 8	27.5	2.5 3/1	0.4 1/0
H. Cardwell n 4	29.8	2.3 2/1	1.5 2/0
J. Cook n 8	60.4	2 7/2	0.2 1/0

Grimsby — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Robson n 8	69.9	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
M. Ogbu n 8	50.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Rose n 8	39	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Cook n 8	60.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
L. Hendrie n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Grimsby — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Gibson n 8	87.1	3.6 7/7
E. Robson n 8	69.9	2.9 6/4
J. Hessenthaler n 8	90	2.5 8/6
H. Clifton n 8	71	2.5 6/4
M. Wright n 8	51.8	2.4 7/4

Grimsby — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. McKeown n 8	90	2.4 5/3

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. 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
J. McAtee n 3	5.3	5.6 1/0	0 0/0	—
L. Sutton n 7	60.6	3.2 6/4	1.3 2/2	—
J. Proctor n 8	34.8	2.6 4/3	2.3 2/2	—
A. Butler n 7	68.9	2.4 4/3	1.9 5/4	—
K. van Veen n 8	72.4	2.2 6/3	1.4 7/2	M. Wright

Scunthorpe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. van Veen n 8	72.4	3 7/5	1.1 4/2
J. Ward n 8	48.8	2.8 7/4	0.7 2/1
Abobaker Eisa n 8	53.1	2.3 5/3	1.9 5/2
R. Colclough n 8	87.1	2.2 7/6	0.4 2/1
L. Novak n 8	89.8	2 8/5	0.8 6/0

Scunthorpe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. van Veen n 8	72.4	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
A. Gilliead n 8	67.1	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
J. Ward n 8	48.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Lund n 8	81.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Abobaker Eisa n 8	53.1	0.6 3/0	0 0/0

Scunthorpe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Sutton n 7	60.6	3 5/5
J. Brown n 8	89.3	2.6 7/5
A. Gilliead n 8	67.1	2.2 4/3
M. Lund n 8	81.6	2.1 6/4
K. Ntlhe n 8	66.3	1.9 5/3

Scunthorpe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Watson n 8	85.6	3.3 7/6
J. Eastwood n 8	73.6	3.1 4/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Grimsby		Scunthorpe
56%	Possession	44%
18	Shots	9
4	Shots on target	3
11	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	4
13	Shots inside the box	3
5	Corners	2
0	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
349	Passes	294
60%	Pass accuracy	49%

Grimsby player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. McKeown	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
L. Hendrie	90	0	0	4	2	0	7.4
L. Waterfall	90	3	0	0	0	0	6.9
H. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Gibson	90	1	0	0	6	0	6.7
J. Hessenthaler	90	1	0	4	3	0	7.6
E. Robson	90	3	1	0	4	0	7.6
M. Wright	90	2	1	1	1	Y	7.1
C. Vernam	90	4	1	2	0	0	6.7
Matthew James Green	73	1	1	0	0	0	6
H. Clifton	71	0	0	1	3	Y	6.7
A. Rose sub	19	3	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Ogbu sub	17	0	0	1	0	0	6.8

Scunthorpe player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Eastwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
J. Perch	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
H. McGahey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
R. McArdle	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.1
K. Ntlhe	90	0	0	1	1	0	5	Y	7.5
A. Gilliead	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.1
L. Sutton	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	6.6
K. van Veen	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	Y	6.9
L. Novak	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
J. Brown	60	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
J. Ward	56	0	1	1	0	1	0	Y	7
J. McAtee	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
Y. Songo'o	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Proctor	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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

Recent form

GrimsbyLLDLD

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

ScunthorpeLWWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Grimsby#15 pos47 pts37 pl-6 GD

Scunthorpe#20 pos40 pts37 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Grimsby scored1.22

Scunthorpe scored1.19

Grimsby conceded1.38

Scunthorpe conceded1.51

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