Grimsby Town vs York City — match summary
England · League Two · kick-off 31 Oct 2026 19:30
Full time · score 5-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Grimsby Town 47 · York City 19
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Grimsby Town 61 · York City 34
Shots on target 8-3 · corners 5-4 · possession 32-68
NextGOAL tip: York City +0.25 · 3 stars
This League Two fixture comes with very different moods around it. Grimsby Town sit 11th with 17 points from 13 matches, while York City are 5th with 20 points. Both still need points to move up into the upper zone of the table, so at Blundell Park neither side has any reason to hold back. Grimsby Town have just thrashed the opposition 4-1 at home in their latest match, but before that they had both draws and defeats in succession, so their form looks unsettled. York City, meanwhile, drew 1-1 three times in a row before winning 2-0 and then losing 1-3 in their last match. York City's recent pattern is a team that dominates the ball more (57.9% in their last 10 matches) but also gives the opposition plenty of chances to shoot on target. This game should be open and end-to-end from the start, because both teams have attacks that score regularly, but their defences still have gaps to exploit, especially late in the first half when Grimsby Town concede particularly often. If York City can control the rhythm and avoid conceding easily as they did in the 1-3 defeat, the game is likely to finish close, and the second half may be more open than the first because both sides need to push for points.