- Team form: Grimsby Town have won 1 and tied 2 of their last 5 games.
- Team form: Fleetwood Town are unbeaten in their last 5 matches, picking up 2 wins and 3 ties.
- Players to watch: Harvey Rodgers has scored 1 goal in 2 League Two games this season, and he has scored 2 of Grimsby's 5 goals across the last 5 games.
Cagey clash awaits at Blundell Park
Tactics and coaches
David Artell has been Grimsby Town's head coach since November 2023, and in that time he has molded the Mariners into a pattern-based, possession-first team that can play a back four or a 3-5-2 system.
Matt Lawlor has been Fleetwood Town's head coach since January 2026, and he has introduced a high-energy pressing game that has given the Cod Army a sharper edge.
Recent results and standings
Grimsby's most recent results include a 1-3 defeat at home to Blackpool in the EFL Cup 2026/2027, a 1-0 win at home to Exeter City in League Two 2026/2027 and a 0-0 tie away at Walsall in League Two 2026/2027.
Grimsby sit 9th in League Two 2026/2027 with 4 points from 2 games, while Fleetwood Town are 8th on the same 4-point haul, meaning this one could be tight from the start.
Fleetwood's last 2 results include a 1-0 win away to Chesterfield in League Two 2026/2027 and a 0-0 home tie with Gillingham in League Two 2026/2027.
Grimsby's home results in League Two 2026/2027 are a 100% record from 1 win and they have conceded 0 goals in those home games, so the Mariners have a clean-sheet platform to build from.
Rodgers and Evans to share the spoils at Blundell Park
Control versus chaos is how Saturday's clash may well play out, with Grimsby attempting to play with rhythm and Fleetwood looking to make mistakes and then transition quickly.
Both teams are priced at under 2.5 goals in this game, and both prices are around 1.8, so it is a solid alternative to the win markets where Grimsby are 1.84, Fleetwood 4.2 and the tie 3.5.
Both teams will feel like the likelier winner here, but I think home advantage and the fact that Fleetwood are winless in their last 2 visits to Grimsby may just swing it in favour of the hosts.
Key players
Grimsby won the last head-to-head meeting between the two sides 1-0 at Blundell Park in League Two 2025/2026 and have won 3 of the previous 4.
- Harvey Rodgers has been good for a goal every other game for Grimsby so far this term and has 2 goals in his last 5 for the club.
- Charles Vernam has been a good assist provider with 1 in 2 games in League Two, giving them a good final third spark.
- Ched Evans leads the way for Fleetwood with 1 goal in 2 games so far in League Two, and he has scored 2 of their 3 goals in their last 5, so he looks the sharpest finisher on the pitch for his side.
