Grimsby v Scunthorpe result

Full-time · Grimsby 1–0 Scunthorpe

League Two · Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · Blundell Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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

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 1–0 Scunthorpe · League Two
Venue: Blundell Park · Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
Referee: D. Drysdale
Head-to-head (last 2): Grimsby 1 · draws 0 · Scunthorpe 1 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Grimsby 0W 1D 4L · Scunthorpe 3W 0D 2L

Grimsby 1–0 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.38

Goals

against 2.63 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4.5

Corners

against 5.43 / 3.67 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.57 / 2.5

Shots on target

against 5.14 / 2.67 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.43 / 0.67

Cards

against 1.29 / 0.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.5 yellows

Referee · D. Drysdale

1.67 home / 1.83 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2020. 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	0.88 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	9.43 for · 9 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10 for · 10.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.57 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.5 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	16.29 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.83 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	0.67 for · 0.5 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Drysdale — 3.5 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 22.33 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 1.83 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 1.83

Grimsby

Grimsby — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. 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
M. Gibson n 8	43.1	3.1 5/4	1.3 4/1	—
J. Tilley n 8	54.9	2.5 6/4	2.9 5/4	—
O. Edwards n 8	66.5	2.2 6/3	3 6/4	—
K. Bennett n 8	56.3	2.2 6/3	1.6 5/1	R. Loft
M. Wright n 8	54.6	2.1 6/3	3.1 7/4	—

Grimsby — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Filipe Morais n 8	52.8	2.1 6/2	0.6 3/0
M. Gibson n 8	43.1	1.6 4/1	0.3 1/0
Matthew James Green n 8	51.8	1.5 4/1	0.9 3/1
J. Tilley n 8	54.9	1.4 5/2	0.6 3/0
M. Wright n 8	54.6	1.4 5/2	0.6 3/0

Grimsby — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Wright n 8	54.6	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Tilley n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
G. Williams n 8	49.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
L. Hendrie n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Gibson n 8	43.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Grimsby — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Bennett n 8	56.3	2.8 8/4
T. Taylor n 8	58	2.1 6/3
O. Edwards n 8	66.5	2 5/5
L. Hendrie n 8	90	1.9 8/4
H. Clifton n 8	70.5	1.9 7/3

Grimsby — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Russell n 4	90	3 3/2
J. McKeown n 8	90	2.9 5/4

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. 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
O. Olomola n 8	14.1	3.2 3/1	0 0/0	—
R. Loft n 8	73.6	2.8 8/4	0.8 4/1	K. Bennett
M. Hippolyte n 8	53.4	2.3 5/4	1.1 2/1	—
E. Onariase n 8	90	2 6/4	0.5 3/1	—
L. Spence n 8	88.3	1.7 7/2	1.7 6/3	—

Scunthorpe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. 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	69.8	2.6 6/4	0.3 2/0
A. Jarvis n 8	50.6	2.2 6/3	0.7 3/0
J. McAtee n 8	46.3	1.7 4/2	0.7 3/0
O. Olomola n 8	14.1	1.6 2/0	0.8 1/0
Abobaker Eisa n 8	78.3	1.2 6/2	0.7 4/1

Scunthorpe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Abobaker Eisa n 8	78.3	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
R. Loft n 8	73.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. McAtee n 8	46.3	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
K. van Veen n 8	69.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Hallam n 7	36.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Scunthorpe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. O'Malley n 8	90	3.2 7/6
J. McAtee n 8	46.3	3.2 7/4
A. Gilliead n 8	85.9	2.6 8/5
L. Spence n 8	88.3	2.3 6/5
A. Beestin n 8	89.1	1.8 5/4

Scunthorpe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Howard n 8	90	2 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Grimsby		Scunthorpe
47%	Possession	53%
6	Shots	3
2	Shots on target	1
4	Shots off target	2
0	Blocked shots	0
5	Shots inside the box	2
4	Corners	1
3	Offsides	0
22	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
326	Passes	373
49%	Pass accuracy	56%

Grimsby player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. McKeown	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. Hendrie	90	0	2	1	0	4	0	7.2
E. Hewitt	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Pollock	90	1	2	1	0	0	0	7.6
D. Preston	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
H. Clifton	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
L. Spokes	90	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.7
Filipe Morais	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
I. Jackson	79	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.2
K. Bennett	62	0	0	0	3	3	0	7.2
M. Gibson	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
O. Edwards sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Matthew James Green sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Tilley sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Starbuck sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Scunthorpe player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Howard	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	3	Y	7
E. Onariase	90	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
J. Bedeau	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Hippolyte	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Gilliead	90	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
L. Spence	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Abobaker Eisa	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
R. Loft	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Beestin	78	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. McAtee	45	1	1	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Jarvis sub	45	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
J. Taylor sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

GrimsbyLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

ScunthorpeWWLLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Grimsby 1 · 0 draws · Scunthorpe 1 · 1.5 goals/game

2020-03-07 Scunthorpe 0–2 Grimsby
2019-12-21 Grimsby 0–1 Scunthorpe

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Grimsby#24 pos43 pts46 pl-32 GD

Scunthorpe#22 pos48 pts46 pl-23 GD

Goals per game

Grimsby scored0.8

Scunthorpe scored0.89

Grimsby conceded1.5

Scunthorpe conceded1.39

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What is the head-to-head record between Grimsby and Scunthorpe?: In their last 2 meetings, Grimsby won 1, Scunthorpe won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
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