Tranmere v Grimsby result

Full-time · Tranmere 5–0 Grimsby

League Two · Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:00 GMT · Prenton Park

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

Tranmere 5–0 Grimsby — Tranmere won this League Two match.

Next for Tranmere: Northampton v Tranmere, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Grimsby: Rochdale v Grimsby, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Tranmere 5–0 Grimsby · League Two
Venue: Prenton Park · Birkenhead, Merseyside
Referee: M. Edwards
Head-to-head (last 2): Tranmere 1 · draws 0 · Grimsby 1 · 6 goals/game
Recent form: Tranmere 3W 0D 2L · Grimsby 1W 2D 2L

Tranmere 5–0 Grimsby (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

1.13 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 3.2

Corners

against 6 / 5.2 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.33 / 2.8

Shots on target

against 3.17 / 4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.17 / 2.8

Cards

against 0.67 / 2 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 November 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 November 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	Tranmere for / against	Line	Grimsby for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.2 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9.67 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	7.4 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.33 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.8 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.17 for · 13.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 13.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 0.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.8 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 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
J. Vaughan n 8	90	3.2 8/6	2.4 8/6	—
P. Lewis n 8	67.4	2.7 6/4	1.2 4/2	—
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	85.1	2.2 8/6	0.8 4/1	M. Gibson
C. MacDonald n 8	72.8	1.9 5/4	0.6 3/1	—
S. Smith n 8	56.5	1.8 4/3	1.4 6/1	—

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Vaughan n 8	90	2.8 7/7	1.1 5/3
C. Blackett-Taylor n 8	55.6	2.4 6/3	0.4 2/0
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	41.8	2.2 4/3	0.5 2/0
K. Woolery n 8	49	1.6 5/1	0.2 1/0
P. Lewis n 8	67.4	1.3 4/2	0.5 2/1

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Blackett-Taylor n 8	55.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
J. Vaughan n 8	90	0.6 3/2	0 0/0
K. Morris n 8	85.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Morgan Ferrier n 8	54.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
L. Feeney n 8	71.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Young n 3	68.3	3.1 2/2
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	85.1	2.6 6/6
P. Lewis n 8	67.4	2 4/4
K. Morris n 8	85.8	1.8 7/6
C. MacDonald n 8	72.8	1.7 7/3

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Murphy n 8	90	2.5 7/3
S. Davies n 8	90	1.4 3/0

Grimsby

Grimsby — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 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
J. Hanson n 8	42.8	3.2 6/4	1.6 3/1	—
M. Gibson n 8	47.1	2.6 5/3	1.2 4/1	Jay Francis Spearing
M. Wright n 8	43	2.4 5/3	2.4 6/2	—
J. Tilley n 8	62.8	2.2 6/4	2.7 6/4	—
O. Windsor n 7	75.4	2 7/4	1.9 5/3	—

Grimsby — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Gibson n 8	47.1	2.6 6/4	0.7 3/0
Matthew James Green n 8	55.4	2.2 5/3	1.4 4/2
V. Gomis n 8	45.5	1.7 5/2	0.5 2/0
G. Williams n 8	65.5	1.5 6/2	1 4/1
O. Edwards n 7	49.9	1.5 4/2	0.5 2/0

Grimsby — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Edwards n 7	49.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Wright n 8	43	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Gibson n 8	47.1	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
J. Hanson n 8	42.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
O. Windsor n 7	75.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Grimsby — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Wright n 8	43	2.6 5/2
M. Pollock n 8	90	2 7/5
L. Öhman n 8	82.9	2 6/4
T. Taylor n 8	87.8	1.8 8/4
D. Rose n 8	67.3	1.8 4/2

Grimsby — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. McKeown n 8	90	2.6 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Tranmere		Grimsby
56%	Possession	44%
9	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	1
2	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	7
2	Corners	5
3	Offsides	3
13	Fouls	21
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
441	Passes	345
76%	Pass accuracy	69%

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. O'Connor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
P. Clarke	90	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.3
E. Monthe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
C. MacDonald	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7
Jay Francis Spearing	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
K. Morris	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Otis Khan	82	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.5
J. Vaughan	81	2	0	3	2	1	0	0	8.3
L. Feeney	70	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Blackett-Taylor	70	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.3
K. Woolery sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Lewis sub	20	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.3
Morgan Ferrier sub	9	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Grimsby player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. McKeown	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
L. Hendrie	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6
L. Waterfall	90	0	0	0	0	Y	5.9
M. Pollock	90	1	1	0	2	0	6.3
H. Clifton	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
O. Edwards	90	1	0	3	3	0	6.9
D. Rose	62	0	0	2	1	0	5.9
O. Windsor	62	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
T. Taylor	55	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
M. Gibson	55	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Williams	39	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
D. Preston sub	51	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
E. Hewitt sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Matthew James Green sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Scannell sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Wright sub	28	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

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Recent form

TranmereLLWWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

GrimsbyDLDWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Tranmere 1 · 0 draws · Grimsby 1 · 6 goals/game

2019-03-12 Tranmere 4–1 Grimsby
2018-11-27 Grimsby 5–2 Tranmere

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Tranmere#7 pos73 pts46 pl+5 GD

Grimsby#24 pos43 pts46 pl-32 GD

Goals per game

Tranmere scored1.2

Grimsby scored0.8

Tranmere conceded1.09

Grimsby conceded1.5

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What is the head-to-head record between Tranmere and Grimsby?: In their last 2 meetings, Tranmere won 1, Grimsby won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 6 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Tranmere and Grimsby?: Recent form — Tranmere 3W 0D 2L; Grimsby 1W 2D 2L.

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