Grimsby vs Rotherham
Grimsby21 November 2026

Match information
- Country
- England
- Competition
- League Two
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 16
- Date
- 21 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Blundell Park
Prediction
Clubs
Grimsby
- Founded
- 1878
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- Blundell Park
- City
- Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
- Capacity
- 9 546
Rotherham
- Founded
- 1870
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- AESSEAL New York Stadium
- City
- Rotherham, South Yorkshire
- Capacity
- 12 021
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
GrimsbyLDWWL
RotherhamDDLLW
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 14 | -2 | 21 | |
| 6 | 14 | +6 | 20 | |
| 7 | 14 | +3 | 20 | |
| … | ||||
| 21 | 13 | -1 | 14 | |
| 22 | 14 | -7 | 12 | |
| 23 | 13 | -7 | 12 | |
Head-to-head
- 30 July 2024 • Club Friendlies • Grimsby Town 2 : 2 Rotherham United (Half-time 1 : 1)
Match result probability
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 88%
- X2
- 26%
- 12
- 85%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 90%
- Under 1.5
- 10%
- Over 2.5
- 74%
- Under 2.5
- 26%
- Over 3.5
- 54%
- Under 3.5
- 46%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 61%
- No
- 39%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Grimsby | Rotherham |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 99% | 1% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 96% | 4% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 88% | 12% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 74% | 26% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 53% | 46% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 33% | 67% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 18% | 82% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 8% | 92% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Grimsby
- David Artell
- Rotherham
- Alex Bruce
Missing players
Grimsby
- 16Reece Staunton - injured
Squad - Grimsby
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Harvey Cartwright | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Christy Pym | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.91 |
| 41 | Sebastian Auton | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Maldini Kacurri | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.87 |
| 3 | Jayden Sweeney | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.88 |
| 5 | Harvey Rodgers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.90 |
| 12 | Joe Foulkes | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 15 | David Turi Geza | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.40 |
| 16 | Reece Staunton injured | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Cameron McJannet | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.24 |
| 24 | Doug Tharme | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.20 |
| 26 | Edon Pruti | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | Alex Graham | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 4 | Kieran Green | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Jamie Walker | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.96 |
| 8 | Cian Doyle | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.69 |
| 11 | Ryley Reynolds | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| 18 | Kristian Catchpole | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Henry Brown | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | Fin Cartwright | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.95 |
| 29 | Mark Shelton | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 |
| 48 | Darius Neagu | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Iwan Morgan | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.96 |
| 10 | Sonny Finch | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.56 |
| 14 | Justin Amaluzor | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Josh Andrews | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 30 | Charles Vernam | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.04 |
| 35 | Elliot Smith | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | Andy Cook | 36 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 |
Squad - Rotherham
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Ted Cann | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 13 | Julian Eyestone | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.87 |
| 31 | Ben Childs | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Joe Rafferty | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 |
| 3 | Ewan Otoo | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.90 |
| 5 | Kieran Ngwenya | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.60 |
| 12 | Denzel Hall | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.76 |
| 14 | Sonny Aljofree | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.52 |
| 16 | Emmanuel Adegboyega | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 18 | Lenny Agbaire | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Jili Buyabu | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.21 |
| 26 | Hamish Douglas | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.25 |
| 27 | Dominic Iorfa | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.92 |
| 33 | Brandon Williams | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| 36 | Harrison Duncan | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 4 | Josh Austerfield | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.77 |
| 6 | Ossama Ashley | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.14 |
| 8 | Kian Spence | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.26 |
| 15 | Jayce Fitzgerald | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.47 |
| 17 | Marvin Kaleta | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 22 | Jamie Jellis | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.45 |
| 28 | Brandon Cover | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 37 | James Clarke | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | Kane Richardson | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | Lewis Clarke | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 51 | Cohen Lee | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Fabio Tavares | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.28 |
| 9 | Tom Bradshaw | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Paul Mullin | 31 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6.77 |
| 19 | George Sebine | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 |
| 20 | Klaidi Lolos | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.36 |
| 23 | Aaron Nemane | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.92 |
Head-to-head
Last 1 meetings
- Goals: Grimsby
- 2 (2.0)
- Goals: Rotherham
- 2 (2.0)
- Goals per match
- 4.0
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 1
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 1
Results
- 30 July 2024 • Club Friendlies • Grimsby Town 2 : 2 Rotherham United (Half-time 1 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Grimsby | Rotherham | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 3-1-6 | 1-3-6 |
| Scored (per match) | 16 (1.6) | 10 (1.0) |
| Conceded (per match) | 17 (1.7) | 20 (2.0) |
| Clean sheets | 1 / 10 | 1 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 7 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
Recent form - Grimsby
- L10 November 2026 • EFL Trophy • Grimsby 0 : 3 Nottingham U21 (Half-time 0 : 3)
- W31 October 2026 • League Two • Grimsby 5 : 2 York City (Half-time 2 : 2)
- W24 October 2026 • League Two • Gillingham 1 : 4 Grimsby (Half-time 1 : 1)
- D20 October 2026 • League Two • Rochdale 2 : 2 Grimsby (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L17 October 2026 • League Two • Grimsby 0 : 2 Northampton (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L10 October 2026 • League Two • Port Vale 1 : 0 Grimsby (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L3 October 2026 • League Two • Grimsby 1 : 2 Shrewsbury (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L26 September 2026 • League Two • Newport 2 : 1 Grimsby (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L22 September 2026 • EFL Trophy • Notts County 2 : 1 Grimsby (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W19 September 2026 • League Two • Grimsby 2 : 0 Crawley (Half-time 2 : 0)
Recent form - Rotherham
- W7 November 2026 • FA Cup • Bromley 0 : 2 Rotherham (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L3 November 2026 • EFL Trophy • Rotherham 0 : 1 Newcastle Utd U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L31 October 2026 • League Two • Swindon 2 : 1 Rotherham (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D24 October 2026 • League Two • Rotherham 3 : 3 Shrewsbury (Half-time 2 : 1)
- D20 October 2026 • League Two • Rotherham 2 : 2 Newport (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L17 October 2026 • League Two • Fleetwood 2 : 0 Rotherham (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L10 October 2026 • League Two • Rotherham 1 : 4 Gillingham (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L6 October 2026 • EFL Trophy • Rotherham 0 : 4 Bradford City (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L3 October 2026 • League Two • Exeter 1 : 0 Rotherham (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D26 September 2026 • League Two • Rotherham 1 : 1 Crewe (Half-time 1 : 1)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 | |
| 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 26 | |
| 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | |
| 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 | |
| 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 20 | |
| 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 20 | |
| 8 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 | |
| 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 19 | |
| 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 19 | |
| 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 | |
| 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 19 | |
| 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 19 | |
| 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 18 | |
| 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 18 | |
| 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 | |
| 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 16 | |
| 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 | |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 15 | |
| 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 15 | |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 14 | |
| 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 12 | |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 12 | |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 9 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 18 | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 17 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | |
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 15 | |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 14 | |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 14 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 | |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 12 | |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 | |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 | |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 8 | |
| 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 2 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 13 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 9 | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 | |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 | |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 5 | |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 | |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 5 | |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 | |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 | |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 | |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 3 | |
| 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 3 | |
| 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 3 | |
| 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 1 |
Top scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals | Pen. | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Tshimanga | Barnet | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | A. Pressley | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | McCann Charlie | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | A. Drinan | Swindon T. | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | A. Drinan | Swindon Town | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | P. Mullin | Rotherham | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | M. Dennis | Notts County | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | R. Hale | Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | J. Woods | Accrington Stanley | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | C. Lakin | Barnet | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | A. Newby | York C. | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | O. Patrick | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | C. Caton | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dylan Jones | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | G. Lloyd | Shrewsbury T. | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | J. Gibson | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Pearce Ollie | York C. | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | R. Coughlan | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | D. Morgan | Crawley Town | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Macaulay Langstaff | Salford City | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | J. Kabia | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | K. Green | Grimsby T. | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | A. Cook | Grimsby T. | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | G. D. Turi | Grimsby T. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Iwan Morgan | Grimsby T. | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | H. Rodgers | Grimsby T. | 2 | 0 | 0 |















































