Grimsby Town vs Colchester United prediction and preview

League Two · Tuesday 1 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Grimsby Town vs Colchester United

League Two · Tuesday 1 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · Blundell Park, Cleethorpes

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Grimsby Town vs Colchester United preview

Grimsby Town host Colchester United in the League Two on Tuesday 1 December 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes. Grimsby Town are 6th in the table with 20 points from 14, while Colchester United are 23rd in the table with 12 points from 13.

Grimsby Town come into the game with a W-W-D-L-L run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Colchester United's recent sequence reads L-L-D-D-L. Over their last 6, Grimsby Town have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Colchester United average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 6 times in the records we hold: Grimsby Town won 2, 0 games were drawn and Colchester United won 4. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 27 Jan 2026, ended Colchester United 0-1 Grimsby Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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6Grimsby Town145542418+620LLDWW
23Colchester United132651219-712LDDLL

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Head-to-head

6 meetings: Grimsby Town 2, draws 0, Colchester United 4.

Team news

Grimsby Town expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Christy Pym, Harvey Rodgers, Maldini Kacurri, Géza Dávid Turi, Charles Vernam, Jamie Walker, Joe Foulkes, Kieran Green, Andy Cook, Iwan Morgan

Colchester United expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Jack Tucker, Ellis Iandolo, Moses Sesay, Jay Williams, Paul Digby, Oscar Thorn, Beryly Lubala

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