Grimsby vs Crawley Town prediction & probabilities (2026-09-19)

Grimsby vs Crawley Town: model prediction

League Two
Grimsby

DDDDW

Sat, 19 Sep 202619/915:00UK
Crawley Town

WLDLL

Model’s top convictions

83%

Grimsby or draw

76%

Over 1.5 goals

65%

Over 8.5 corners

Fairly pricedConservative EV -0.037 <= 0.

Model pick

Grimsby59.3%

Win probability · fair 1.69

Top signals

Grimsby or drawVery likely82.9%Fair 1.21
Over 1.5 goalsVery likely75.6%Fair 1.32
Over 8.5 cornersLikely65.0%Fair 1.54

Model read

The numbers leave little room for romance here: Grimsby at 59% against Crawley Town, League Two, 19 September 2026. The market is more convinced than we are, pricing Grimsby at 66%. Caution noted. Totals sit close to the fence: 50% for Over 2.5 with both teams to score at 49%. History adds colour: across the last 5 meetings it is 2 wins for Grimsby, 1 draws and 2 for Crawley Town at 2.8 goals per match. Recent form reads W2 D4 L0 for Grimsby against W1 D1 L4 for Crawley Town. The engine passes on this one (conservative EV -0.037 <= 0).

Value & higher-risk angles

Outcomes the model rates higher than the obvious price suggests, plus a few long-shot scorelines that are simply possible. These are the least likely calls on the page, so treat them as such. They are not tips, and we do not beat the sharp bookmakers.

High risk

Over 10.5 corners44.5%@ 2.25
Draw or Crawley Town40.7%@ 2.46
Over 11.5 corners35.0%@ 2.86
Medium risk

Over 9.5 corners54.7%@ 1.83
Not both teams to score50.7%@ 1.97
Over 2.5 goals50.5%@ 1.98
Random finds

1-0 correct score11.8%@ 8.50
1-1 correct score11.3%@ 8.88
2-0 correct score11.2%@ 8.91

Model vs market

Grimsby

59.3%-6.3%

Draw

23.6%+3.0%

Crawley Town

17.1%+3.4%

ModelMarket

conservative EV -0.037 <= 0

Goals

Over 1.5Strongest read · Very likely75.6%Fair 1.32
Over 2.5Close call50.5%Fair 1.98
BTTS · YesClose call49.3%Fair 2.03

Corners

Over 8.5 cornersLikely65.0%Fair 1.54
Over 9.5 cornersClose call54.7%Fair 1.83
Over 10.5 cornersUnlikely44.5%Fair 2.25
Over 11.5 cornersUnlikely35.0%Fair 2.86
Most cornersGrimsby56.9%Crawley Town32.9%

Shots

Over 22.5 shotsClose call58.6%Fair 1.71
Over 24.5 shotsClose call45.8%Fair 2.18
Over 26.5 shotsUnlikely33.8%Fair 2.96
Over 28.5 shotsLong shot23.5%Fair 4.25

Recent shot volume

Grimsby14.7 taken9.7 faced
Crawley Town14.0 taken13.2 faced

Shots taken and faced per game over each side’s last 6 matches, from real match data.

Totals line guide

0.5·1.575.6%2.550.5%3.5·4.5·
Recommended focusOver 1.575.6%

Discipline: Fairly priced. Conservative EV -0.037 <= 0.

Form & head-to-head

GrimsbyDDDDW
Crawley TownWLDLL

Last 5 meetings: Grimsby 2 · 1 draws · Crawley Town 2 · 2.8 goals/game.

2026-04-06Crawley Town 0-2 Grimsby
2025-08-02Grimsby 3-0 Crawley Town
2024-04-27Crawley Town 2-0 Grimsby
2023-09-23Grimsby 2-3 Crawley Town
2023-03-28Crawley Town 1-1 Grimsby

Season stats

Season 2026/27, real results only

GrimsbyCrawley Town
League position#7 of 27#23 of 27
Record W-D-L2-4-01-1-4
Current streakW1L2
Points per game1.670.67
Record, home vs away2-1-01-1-1
PPG, home vs away2.331.33
Goals scored per game1.501.00
Goals conceded per game1.001.83
Scored, home vs away1.671.67
Conceded, home vs away0.671.67
1st half goals per game1.000.50
2nd half goals per game0.500.50
Corners won per game7.24.2
Cards per game1.33.2
Fouls per game12.39.3
Red cards this season02
Shots per game14.714.0
Shots faced per game9.713.2
Shots on target per game4.23.7
Over 2.5 rate

50.0%50.0%

BTTS rate

50.0%66.7%

Clean sheets

50.0%0.0%

Rates this season:GrimsbyCrawley Town

League averages this season: 2.65 goals per match · Over 2.5 in 49% · BTTS in 57%. Full league tables & stats →

Bookmaker odds

Real bookmaker price (Bet365) next to our model fair price. Bookmaker prices include the bookmaker margin, so our margin-free fair price usually looks longer. We do not claim to beat the closing market.

BookmakerOur fair
Grimsby win1.451.69
Draw4.334.24
Crawley Town win6.255.85
Over 2.5 goals1.531.98
Under 2.5 goals2.402.02

Model fair odds

Our calibrated probability as a decimal price (1 divided by probability). A fair model price, not a bookmaker quote.

Match result

Grimsby win1.69
Draw4.23
Crawley Town win5.85
Both teams to score2.03

Goals

Over 0.5 goals1.08
Over 1.5 goals1.32
Over 2.5 goals1.98
Over 3.5 goals3.51
Grimsby most1.69
Crawley Town most5.85

Corners

Over 7.5 corners1.28
Over 8.5 corners1.48
Over 9.5 corners1.78
Over 10.5 corners2.23
Grimsby most1.75
Crawley Town most3.04

Cards

Over 2.5 cards1.30
Over 3.5 cards1.74
Over 4.5 cards2.63
Over 5.5 cards4.51
Grimsby most4.00
Crawley Town most1.79

Shots on target

Over 6.5 SoT1.52
Over 7.5 SoT1.88
Over 8.5 SoT2.44
Over 9.5 SoT3.35
Grimsby most1.73
Crawley Town most3.35

Shots

Over 22.5 shots1.71
Over 24.5 shots2.18
Over 26.5 shots2.96
Over 28.5 shots4.25
Grimsby most1.70
Crawley Town most2.86

Fouls

Over 20.5 fouls1.37
Over 22.5 fouls1.71
Over 24.5 fouls2.30
All model outcomes · full market spectrum & player markets

Shots

Over 22.5 58.6% Over 24.5 45.8% Over 26.5 33.8% Over 28.5 23.5%
Most: Grimsby 58.9% Most: Crawley Town 34.9%
Grimsby Over 13.2 43.3% Crawley Town Over 13.2 26.9%

Shots on target

Over 6.5 66.0% Over 7.5 53.3% Over 8.5 40.9% Over 9.5 29.9%
Most: Grimsby 57.9% Most: Crawley Town 29.8%
Grimsby Over 4.2 47.0% Crawley Town Over 4.2 27.0%

Cards

Over 2.5 76.8% Over 3.5 57.5% Over 4.5 38.0%
Most: Grimsby 25.0% Most: Crawley Town 55.8%
Grimsby Over 1.8 47.9% Crawley Town Over 1.8 69.8%

Clean sheet & win to nil

Worked out from the scoreline grid above: a clean sheet is every scoreline where the other side fails to score. It is the model’s own percentage, scored against the result afterwards, and it is not a tip.

Grimsby clean sheet 41.4%
Crawley Town clean sheet 16.2%
Grimsby win to nil 34.1%
Crawley Town win to nil 8.9%

Full market spectrum · model probabilities

The model’s own percentages, with no odds attached. The smaller markets are here so you can see everything we hold a number on, not because we claim an advantage in them. The colour says how close our percentages have landed to reality on matches the model had never seen.

Match result & goals calibrated
1×2
home 59.3% draw 23.7% away 17.1%
double_chance
1X 82.9% 12 76.4% X2 40.7%
dnb
home 77.6% away 22.4%
btts
yes 49.3% no 50.7%
clean_sheet
home 41.9% away 16.2%
win_to_nil
home 34.6% away 8.9%
winning_margin
home_by_1 24.5% home_by_2 18.5% home_by_3plus 16.3%
away_by_1 11.5% away_by_2 4.3% away_by_3plus 1.4%
correct_score
0-0 7.3% 0-1 5.4% 0-2 2.6%
0-3 0.8% 0-4 0.2% 0-5 0.0%
1-0 11.8% 1-1 11.3% 1-2 4.7%
1-3 1.4% 1-4 0.3% 1-5 0.1%
2-0 11.2% 2-1 9.8% 2-2 4.3%
2-3 1.2% 2-4 0.3% 2-5 0.1%
3-0 6.8% 3-1 5.9% 3-2 2.6%
3-3 0.8% 3-4 0.2% 3-5 0.0%
4-0 3.1% 4-1 2.7% 4-2 1.2%
4-3 0.3% 4-4 0.1% 4-5 0.0%
5-0 1.1% 5-1 1.0% 5-2 0.4%
5-3 0.1% 5-4 0.0% 5-5 0.0%
other 1.1%
likeliest_score
h 100.0% a 0.0% p 11.8%
Goals: totals / handicap / exact calibrated
total
over_0.5 92.7% under_0.5 7.3% over_1.5 75.6%
under_1.5 24.4% over_2.5 50.5% under_2.5 49.5%
over_3.5 28.5% under_3.5 71.5% over_4.5 13.6%
under_4.5 86.4% over_5.5 5.6% under_5.5 94.4%
odd_even
odd 48.7% even 51.3%
team_home
over_0.5 83.8% under_0.5 16.2% over_1.5 54.4%
under_1.5 45.6% over_2.5 27.6% under_2.5 72.5%
team_away
over_0.5 58.2% under_0.5 41.9% over_1.5 21.7%
under_1.5 78.3% over_2.5 5.9% under_2.5 94.2%
most
home 59.3% draw 23.7% away 17.1%
handicap
home_-2.5 16.3% away_+2.5 83.7% home_-1.5 34.8%
away_+1.5 65.2% home_-0.5 59.3% away_+0.5 40.7%
home_+0.5 82.9% away_-0.5 17.1% home_+1.5 94.4%
away_-1.5 5.6% home_+2.5 98.6% away_-2.5 1.4%
total_exact
exact_0 7.3% exact_1 17.1% exact_2 25.1%
exact_3 22.0% exact_4 14.8% exact_5 8.0%
exact_6 3.6% exact_7plus 2.0%
First half range, not a point
1×2
home 50.3% draw 36.4% away 13.3%
total
over_0.5 73.6% under_0.5 26.4% over_1.5 38.4%
under_1.5 61.6% over_2.5 15.0% under_2.5 85.0%
btts
yes 18.7% no 81.3%
total_exact
exact_0 26.4% exact_1 35.2% exact_2 23.4%
exact_3 10.4% exact_4plus 4.6%
Second half range, not a point
1×2
home 44.4% draw 37.5% away 18.2%
total
over_0.5 74.3% under_0.5 25.7% over_1.5 39.4%
under_1.5 60.6% over_2.5 15.7% under_2.5 84.3%
btts
yes 21.9% no 78.1%
Half-time / full-time range, not a point
H/H 44.3% H/D 4.9% H/A 1.2%
D/H 16.2% D/D 13.6% D/A 6.6%
A/H 1.9% A/D 3.4% A/A 8.0%
Corners range, not a point
total
over_7.5 77.8% under_7.5 22.2% over_8.5 67.6%
under_8.5 32.4% over_9.5 56.3% under_9.5 43.7%
over_10.5 44.9% under_10.5 55.1% over_11.5 34.4%
under_11.5 65.6% over_12.5 25.2% under_12.5 74.8%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 77.9% under_3.5 22.1% over_4.5 64.1%
under_4.5 35.9% over_5.5 49.5% under_5.5 50.5%
team_away
over_3.5 63.0% under_3.5 37.0% over_4.5 46.2%
under_4.5 53.8% over_5.5 31.4% under_5.5 68.7%
most
home 57.0% draw 10.1% away 32.9%
handicap
home_-3.5 27.1% away_+3.5 72.9% home_-1.5 46.5%
away_+1.5 53.5% home_-0.5 57.0% away_+0.5 43.0%
home_+0.5 67.1% away_-0.5 32.9% home_+1.5 76.0%
away_-1.5 24.0% home_+3.5 89.1% away_-3.5 10.9%
Shots range, not a point
total
over_22.5 58.6% under_22.5 41.4% over_24.5 45.8%
under_24.5 54.2% over_26.5 33.8% under_26.5 66.2%
over_28.5 23.5% under_28.5 76.5%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_10.5 68.9% under_10.5 31.1% over_12.5 51.7%
under_12.5 48.3% over_14.5 35.3% under_14.5 64.7%
team_away
over_10.5 52.7% under_10.5 47.3% over_12.5 34.6%
under_12.5 65.4% over_14.5 20.4% under_14.5 79.6%
most
home 58.9% draw 6.2% away 34.9%
handicap
home_-4.5 33.5% away_+4.5 66.5% home_-2.5 45.9%
away_+2.5 54.1% home_-0.5 58.9% away_+0.5 41.1%
home_+0.5 65.1% away_-0.5 34.9% home_+2.5 76.2%
away_-2.5 23.8% home_+4.5 85.0% away_-4.5 15.0%
Shots on target range, not a point
total
over_6.5 66.0% under_6.5 34.0% over_7.5 53.3%
under_7.5 46.7% over_8.5 40.9% under_8.5 59.1%
over_9.5 29.9% under_9.5 70.1%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 63.8% under_3.5 36.2% over_4.5 47.0%
under_4.5 53.0% over_5.5 32.1% under_5.5 67.9%
team_away
over_3.5 43.8% under_3.5 56.3% over_4.5 27.0%
under_4.5 73.0% over_5.5 15.2% under_5.5 84.8%
most
home 57.9% draw 12.3% away 29.8%
handicap
home_-2.5 32.7% away_+2.5 67.4% home_-0.5 57.9%
away_+0.5 42.1% home_+0.5 70.2% away_-0.5 29.8%
home_+2.5 88.2% away_-2.5 11.8%
Cards calibrated
total
over_2.5 76.8% under_2.5 23.2% over_3.5 57.5%
under_3.5 42.5% over_4.5 38.0% under_4.5 62.0%
over_5.5 22.2% under_5.5 77.8%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_1.5 47.9% under_1.5 52.1% over_2.5 22.0%
under_2.5 78.0%
team_away
over_1.5 69.8% under_1.5 30.2% over_2.5 43.9%
under_2.5 56.2%
most
home 25.0% draw 19.1% away 55.8%
handicap
home_-1.5 11.6% away_+1.5 88.4% home_-0.5 25.0%
away_+0.5 75.0% home_+0.5 44.2% away_-0.5 55.8%
home_+1.5 64.4% away_-1.5 35.6%
Fouls calibrated
total
over_20.5 73.0% under_20.5 27.1% over_22.5 58.6%
under_22.5 41.4% over_24.5 43.4% under_24.5 56.6%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_9.5 70.4% under_9.5 29.6% over_11.5 48.8%
under_11.5 51.2% over_13.5 28.8% under_13.5 71.2%
team_away
over_9.5 75.8% under_9.5 24.3% over_11.5 55.5%
under_11.5 44.5% over_13.5 34.9% under_13.5 65.1%
most
home 41.5% draw 7.6% away 50.9%
handicap
home_-3.5 21.4% away_+3.5 78.6% home_-0.5 41.5%
away_+0.5 58.5% home_+2.5 64.1% away_-2.5 35.9%
Red card range, not a point
any
yes 25.6% no 74.4%
home
yes 4.1% no 95.9%
away
yes 22.4% no 77.6%

How this works (honestly)

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What we use

Results, odds & closing prices, xG, shots, lineups, referee and schedule load.

Our method

Dixon-Coles + an xG strength model + champion/challenger selection + probability calibration + a trust gate.

What we don’t do

We do not beat the sharp market. The value is honest probabilities, No-bet calls and CLV.

Performance snapshot

Top-pick hit rate 47.7% (reliability, not edge). Calibration error 0.0095 (55416 matches).

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