Newport County vs Grimsby prediction & probabilities (2026-09-26)

Newport County vs Grimsby: model prediction

League Two
Newport County

LDLLD

Sat, 26 Sep 202626/915:00UK
Grimsby

DDDDW

Model’s top convictions

77%

Over 1.5 goals

74%

Draw or Grimsby

64%

Over 8.5 corners

Our priceNo bookmaker price published for this match yet.

Model pick

Grimsby48.1%

Win probability · fair 2.08

Top signals

Over 1.5 goalsVery likely76.9%Fair 1.30
Draw or GrimsbyLikely73.9%Fair 1.35
Over 8.5 cornersLikely63.6%Fair 1.57

Model read

A measured edge to Grimsby: 48% is the model's line for this League Two meeting on 26 September 2026. Three things stand out in the data: 1) No strong lean on goals (52% Over 2.5). The interest, if any, lives elsewhere. 2) Head to head, the last 5 meetings gave 0 wins for Newport County, 2 draws and 3 for Grimsby, averaging 1.0 goals a game. 3) The run in: Newport County arrive W1 D2 L3, Grimsby W2 D4 L0. Discipline says sit it out: no bookmaker price published for this match yet.

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 corners42.8%@ 2.34
Over 11.5 corners33.4%@ 2.99
Medium risk

Both teams to score55.2%@ 1.81
Over 9.5 corners53.1%@ 1.88
Over 2.5 goals52.3%@ 1.91
Random finds

1-1 correct score12.2%@ 8.18
0-1 correct score9.7%@ 10.36
1-2 correct score9.5%@ 10.56

Model vs market

Newport

26.1%

Draw

25.8%

Grimsby

48.1%

Model

no bookmaker price published for this match yet

Goals

Over 1.5Strongest read · Very likely76.9%Fair 1.30
Over 2.5Close call52.3%Fair 1.91
BTTS · YesClose call55.2%Fair 1.81

Corners

Over 8.5 cornersLikely63.6%Fair 1.57
Over 9.5 cornersClose call53.1%Fair 1.88
Over 10.5 cornersUnlikely42.8%Fair 2.34
Over 11.5 cornersUnlikely33.4%Fair 2.99
Most cornersNewport County49.1%Grimsby40.2%

Shots

Over 22.5 shotsClose call58.5%Fair 1.71
Over 24.5 shotsClose call45.7%Fair 2.19
Over 26.5 shotsUnlikely33.8%Fair 2.96
Over 28.5 shotsLong shot23.5%Fair 4.26

Recent shot volume

Newport County9.2 taken16.7 faced
Grimsby14.7 taken9.7 faced

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

Totals line guide

0.5·1.576.9%2.552.3%3.5·4.5·
Recommended focusOver 1.576.9%

Discipline: Our price. No bookmaker price published for this match yet.

Form & head-to-head

Newport CountyLDLLD
GrimsbyDDDDW

Last 5 meetings: Newport County 0 · 2 draws · Grimsby 3 · 1.0 goals/game.

2026-02-07Newport County 0-0 Grimsby
2025-08-16Grimsby 2-1 Newport County
2025-03-22Grimsby 1-0 Newport County
2024-11-16Newport County 0-0 Grimsby
2024-04-06Grimsby 1-0 Newport County

Season stats

Season 2026/27, real results only

Newport CountyGrimsby
League position#19 of 27#7 of 27
Record W-D-L1-2-32-4-0
Current streakD1W1
Points per game0.831.67
Record, home vs away1-2-00-3-0
PPG, home vs away1.671.00
Goals scored per game1.671.50
Goals conceded per game1.831.00
Scored, home vs away2.001.33
Conceded, home vs away1.001.33
1st half goals per game0.831.00
2nd half goals per game0.830.50
Corners won per game3.87.2
Cards per game1.71.3
Fouls per game12.212.3
Red cards this season00
Shots per game9.214.7
Shots faced per game16.79.7
Shots on target per game3.24.2
Over 2.5 rate

66.7%50.0%

BTTS rate

66.7%50.0%

Clean sheets

16.7%50.0%

Rates this season:Newport CountyGrimsby

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

Model fair odds

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

Match result

Newport County win3.83
Draw3.88
Grimsby win2.08
Both teams to score1.81

Goals

Over 0.5 goals1.07
Over 1.5 goals1.30
Over 2.5 goals1.91
Over 3.5 goals3.32
Newport County most3.83
Grimsby most2.08

Corners

Over 7.5 corners1.31
Over 8.5 corners1.52
Over 9.5 corners1.84
Over 10.5 corners2.32
Newport County most2.03
Grimsby most2.48

Cards

Over 2.5 cards1.38
Over 3.5 cards1.92
Over 4.5 cards3.07
Over 5.5 cards5.56
Newport County most2.62
Grimsby most2.47

Shots on target

Over 6.5 SoT1.58
Over 7.5 SoT1.99
Over 8.5 SoT2.64
Over 9.5 SoT3.68
Newport County most2.25
Grimsby most2.37

Shots

Over 22.5 shots1.71
Over 24.5 shots2.19
Over 26.5 shots2.96
Over 28.5 shots4.26
Newport County most1.92
Grimsby most2.42

Fouls

Over 20.5 fouls1.45
Over 22.5 fouls1.86
Over 24.5 fouls2.59
All model outcomes · full market spectrum & player markets

Shots

Over 22.5 58.5% Over 24.5 45.7% Over 26.5 33.8% Over 28.5 23.5%
Most: Newport County 52.2% Most: Grimsby 41.4%
Newport County Over 13.2 38.6% Grimsby Over 13.2 31.2%

Shots on target

Over 6.5 63.3% Over 7.5 50.3% Over 8.5 38.0% Over 9.5 27.2%
Most: Newport County 44.5% Most: Grimsby 42.2%
Newport County Over 4.2 35.9% Grimsby Over 4.2 34.3%

Cards

Over 2.5 72.6% Over 3.5 52.0% Over 4.5 32.6%
Most: Newport County 38.2% Most: Grimsby 40.4%
Newport County Over 1.8 55.3% Grimsby Over 1.8 57.0%

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.

Newport County clean sheet 19.6%
Grimsby clean sheet 31.8%
Newport County win to nil 12.8%
Grimsby win to nil 24.9%

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 26.1% draw 25.8% away 48.1%
double_chance
1X 51.9% 12 74.2% X2 73.9%
dnb
home 35.2% away 64.8%
btts
yes 55.2% no 44.8%
clean_sheet
home 19.7% away 32.0%
win_to_nil
home 12.8% away 25.1%
winning_margin
home_by_1 15.6% home_by_2 7.3% home_by_3plus 3.2%
away_by_1 22.6% away_by_2 14.8% away_by_3plus 10.7%
correct_score
0-0 6.9% 0-1 9.7% 0-2 8.3%
0-3 4.5% 0-4 1.8% 0-5 0.6%
1-0 6.6% 1-1 12.2% 1-2 9.5%
1-3 5.1% 1-4 2.1% 1-5 0.7%
2-0 4.1% 2-1 6.6% 2-2 5.4%
2-3 2.9% 2-4 1.2% 2-5 0.4%
3-0 1.6% 3-1 2.5% 3-2 2.1%
3-3 1.1% 3-4 0.5% 3-5 0.2%
4-0 0.4% 4-1 0.7% 4-2 0.6%
4-3 0.3% 4-4 0.1% 4-5 0.0%
5-0 0.1% 5-1 0.2% 5-2 0.1%
5-3 0.1% 5-4 0.0% 5-5 0.0%
other 0.8%
likeliest_score
h 100.0% a 100.0% p 12.2%
Goals: totals / handicap / exact calibrated
total
over_0.5 93.1% under_0.5 6.9% over_1.5 76.9%
under_1.5 23.1% over_2.5 52.3% under_2.5 47.7%
over_3.5 30.1% under_3.5 69.9% over_4.5 14.8%
under_4.5 85.3% over_5.5 6.3% under_5.5 93.8%
odd_even
odd 48.6% even 51.4%
team_home
over_0.5 68.0% under_0.5 32.0% over_1.5 31.6%
under_1.5 68.4% over_2.5 10.8% under_2.5 89.2%
team_away
over_0.5 80.3% under_0.5 19.7% over_1.5 48.4%
under_1.5 51.6% over_2.5 22.4% under_2.5 77.6%
most
home 26.1% draw 25.8% away 48.1%
handicap
home_-2.5 3.2% away_+2.5 96.8% home_-1.5 10.5%
away_+1.5 89.5% home_-0.5 26.1% away_+0.5 73.9%
home_+0.5 51.9% away_-0.5 48.1% home_+1.5 74.5%
away_-1.5 25.5% home_+2.5 89.3% away_-2.5 10.7%
total_exact
exact_0 6.9% exact_1 16.2% exact_2 24.6%
exact_3 22.2% exact_4 15.3% exact_5 8.5%
exact_6 3.9% exact_7plus 2.3%
First half range, not a point
1×2
home 24.6% draw 39.8% away 35.7%
total
over_0.5 72.8% under_0.5 27.3% over_1.5 37.3%
under_1.5 62.7% over_2.5 14.3% under_2.5 85.7%
btts
yes 22.4% no 77.6%
total_exact
exact_0 27.3% exact_1 35.4% exact_2 23.0%
exact_3 10.0% exact_4plus 4.3%
Second half range, not a point
1×2
home 23.9% draw 36.2% away 39.9%
total
over_0.5 77.6% under_0.5 22.4% over_1.5 44.1%
under_1.5 55.9% over_2.5 19.1% under_2.5 80.9%
btts
yes 26.9% no 73.1%
Half-time / full-time range, not a point
H/H 16.4% H/D 5.3% H/A 2.8%
D/H 9.5% D/D 14.4% D/A 15.9%
A/H 1.6% A/D 4.8% A/A 29.2%
Corners range, not a point
total
over_7.5 76.5% under_7.5 23.5% over_8.5 65.9%
under_8.5 34.1% over_9.5 54.4% under_9.5 45.6%
over_10.5 43.1% under_10.5 56.9% over_11.5 32.6%
under_11.5 67.4% over_12.5 23.6% under_12.5 76.4%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 72.8% under_3.5 27.2% over_4.5 57.7%
under_4.5 42.3% over_5.5 42.6% under_5.5 57.4%
team_away
over_3.5 67.3% under_3.5 32.7% over_4.5 51.1%
under_4.5 48.9% over_5.5 36.0% under_5.5 64.0%
most
home 49.2% draw 10.6% away 40.3%
handicap
home_-3.5 20.8% away_+3.5 79.2% home_-1.5 38.7%
away_+1.5 61.3% home_-0.5 49.2% away_+0.5 50.8%
home_+0.5 59.7% away_-0.5 40.3% home_+1.5 69.6%
away_-1.5 30.4% home_+3.5 85.1% away_-3.5 14.9%
Shots range, not a point
total
over_22.5 58.5% under_22.5 41.5% over_24.5 45.7%
under_24.5 54.3% over_26.5 33.8% under_26.5 66.3%
over_28.5 23.5% under_28.5 76.5%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_10.5 64.8% under_10.5 35.2% over_12.5 47.0%
under_12.5 53.0% over_14.5 30.9% under_14.5 69.1%
team_away
over_10.5 57.5% under_10.5 42.5% over_12.5 39.3%
under_12.5 60.7% over_14.5 24.2% under_14.5 75.8%
most
home 52.2% draw 6.4% away 41.4%
handicap
home_-4.5 27.6% away_+4.5 72.4% home_-2.5 39.4%
away_+2.5 60.7% home_-0.5 52.2% away_+0.5 47.8%
home_+0.5 58.6% away_-0.5 41.4% home_+2.5 70.7%
away_-2.5 29.3% home_+4.5 80.7% away_-4.5 19.3%
Shots on target range, not a point
total
over_6.5 63.3% under_6.5 36.7% over_7.5 50.3%
under_7.5 49.7% over_8.5 38.0% under_8.5 62.1%
over_9.5 27.2% under_9.5 72.8%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 53.2% under_3.5 46.8% over_4.5 35.9%
under_4.5 64.1% over_5.5 22.2% under_5.5 77.8%
team_away
over_3.5 51.6% under_3.5 48.4% over_4.5 34.3%
under_4.5 65.7% over_5.5 20.9% under_5.5 79.1%
most
home 44.5% draw 13.3% away 42.3%
handicap
home_-2.5 21.2% away_+2.5 78.8% home_-0.5 44.5%
away_+0.5 55.5% home_+0.5 57.8% away_-0.5 42.3%
home_+2.5 80.4% away_-2.5 19.6%
Cards calibrated
total
over_2.5 72.6% under_2.5 27.4% over_3.5 52.0%
under_3.5 48.0% over_4.5 32.6% under_4.5 67.4%
over_5.5 18.0% under_5.5 82.0%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_1.5 55.4% under_1.5 44.7% over_2.5 28.4%
under_2.5 71.6%
team_away
over_1.5 57.0% under_1.5 43.0% over_2.5 30.0%
under_2.5 70.0%
most
home 38.2% draw 21.4% away 40.4%
handicap
home_-1.5 20.2% away_+1.5 79.8% home_-0.5 38.2%
away_+0.5 61.8% home_+0.5 59.6% away_-0.5 40.4%
home_+1.5 78.1% away_-1.5 21.9%
Fouls calibrated
total
over_20.5 68.8% under_20.5 31.2% over_22.5 53.7%
under_22.5 46.3% over_24.5 38.5% under_24.5 61.5%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_9.5 69.0% under_9.5 31.0% over_11.5 47.2%
under_11.5 52.8% over_13.5 27.4% under_13.5 72.7%
team_away
over_9.5 71.5% under_9.5 28.5% over_11.5 50.2%
under_11.5 49.8% over_13.5 30.0% under_13.5 70.0%
most
home 44.0% draw 7.8% away 48.2%
handicap
home_-3.5 23.1% away_+3.5 76.9% home_-0.5 44.0%
away_+0.5 56.0% home_+2.5 66.8% away_-2.5 33.2%
Red card range, not a point
any
yes 13.1% no 86.9%
home
yes 9.6% no 90.4%
away
yes 3.9% no 96.1%

How this works (honestly)

We are transparent about our method, our limits and how we measure performance.

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).

More: Newport County predictions · Grimsby predictions · League Two

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