Northampton Town vs Grimsby Town prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Northampton Town vs Grimsby Town

League Two · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

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Northampton Town vs Grimsby Town preview

Northampton Town host Grimsby Town in the League Two on Saturday 16 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton. Northampton Town sit 21st on 14 points after 13 matches, while Grimsby Town are 6th in the table with 20 points from 14.

Recent form: Northampton Town L-D-W-L-W, Grimsby Town W-W-D-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Northampton Town have scored 1.0 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 0 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Grimsby Town average 2.0 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: Northampton Town won 1, 1 game was drawn and Grimsby Town won 0. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 17 Oct 2026, ended Grimsby Town 0-2 Northampton Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
6Grimsby Town145542418+620LLDWW
21Northampton Town13355910-114WLWDL

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Northampton Town 1, draws 1, Grimsby Town 0.

Team news

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

Zach Jeacock, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Janoi Donacien, Lee Evans, Joe Wormleighton, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Josh Powell, Owen Dale, Matty Warhurst, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh

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

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