Fleetwood Town
- Peter Wild has done a good job at Fleetwood since taking over as head coach in December 2024, instilling a pragmatic style and high-pressing system that has tightened up a somewhat disjointed squad and produced a good run of results.
- Fleetwood are on a run of three wins, one draw and one defeat in their last five games and their home form has remained solid with one win and one draw in their last two at Highbury.
- Home record: Fleetwood have won six, drawn four and lost only once at home in League Two 2025-2026.
- Scoring at Highbury: Fleetwood average 1.91 goals per home game.
Grimsby Town
- David Artell has done a very good job at Grimsby since taking over as manager in November 2023, building a compact, structured and defensively solid side that can press opponents and spring quick counters through the middle of the field and second phase runs.
- Grimsby have won three, drawn five and lost three of their 11 away games in the fourth tier this season.
- However, the Mariners come into this game without much momentum after a winless run of five matches, picking up two draws and three defeats, and they drew 0-0 at home to Oldham Athletic last time out.
Head-to-Head
The fact that Fleetwood have never lost at home to Grimsby means that Highbury will be a very tough hunting ground for the visitors on Thursday.
Key Players
The main goalscorers for these sides are Ryan Graydon for Fleetwood with eight goals in 22 League Two games this term and Charles Vernam with six in 22 for Grimsby .
Betting Insights
- Fleetwood are the slight favorites for Thursday’s game, with alternate market odds showing hosts 2.7, Grimsby 2.52 and the draw 3.3.
- The Both Teams To Score market is a heavy favorite at 1.62.
Prediction
- Fleetwood have better recent form, are stronger at home and have a slight edge in the goalscoring department, averaging 1.91 per home match and scoring 21 times in 11 home outings this term, but Grimsby will be compact, structured and solid enough to keep this game tight.
- We will take Fleetwood to just have enough to win on the day.
