- Team form: Grimsby Town have won three of their last five games, including a 5-0 home win over Barrow and a 2-0 away win at Crawley Town.
- Recent form: Crewe Alexandra have won three of their last five, including a 1-0 win at home to Salford City.
- Head-to-head: In their five previous matchups in League Two 2025/2026, Crewe Alexandra have the edge with three wins to Grimsby Town’s two.
Mariners can edge out play-off rivals
Grimsby Town can gain the better of League Two play-off contenders Crewe Alexandra on Saturday when the teams face off at Blundell Park. Town have won two of their last three at home while Crewe have one win, one draw and one defeat from their last three away games.
Grimsby are tenth in the standings with 65 points from 40 games, one point fewer than eighth-placed Crewe, who have 66 points from 42 games, so the matchup could be a play-off decider. Both sides come into the game in decent form after the Mariners won 2-0 at Crawley Town and Crewe eked out a 1-0 win over Salford City at Gresty Road.
Counter-pressers can disrupt Crewe’s rhythm
Tactical battle
David Artell’s side will play a high-intensity, pressing game that should test the Alex, whose players are more patient and possessive with the ball. However, there is a disciplined structure to Crewe’s play, so it will be interesting to see if Grimsby’s press holds up over the full 90 minutes.
Key players
The Alex’s Josh March is in prolific form, having hit 11 in 36 league appearances this season, but Town have a player in red-hot form right now as Jaze Kabia has scored 13 goals in 40 appearances. He has bagged four of Town’s last nine so back him to score again here.
Expect goals and a home victory
Both sides will have ambitions of pushing into the top seven and can avoid a defeat in this clash, so there should be some urgency to the play. But neither side has been prolific in front of goal so, when both teams to score - No is coming in at 2.0, we feel a play on a Town win is the best way to get a return here.
Grimsby to win and under 2.5 goals is our main selection as the hosts average only 1.0 goals per home game against the Railwaymen, while Crewe average 1.5 on their travels against the same opponent. So, there may be a goal in the match for the home side, but a clean sheet cannot be ruled out for Artell’s men as they look to edge out their play-off opponents.
- Grimsby have won 10, drawn five and lost six at home in League Two 2025/2026, averaging 1.62 goals per home match.
- Crewe’s away record is 7-5-9, averaging 1.33 goals scored per away game.
- Over 2.5 goals seems a likely outcome here as the visitors will be looking to take the game to Grimsby, but the Mariners’ counter-press and ability to transition quickly from defence to attack should see them get a result.
