Álvaro Hernández
Dailysports's expert
On March 22, "Blundell Park" will host the 38th round match of the English League 2, where "Grimsby" will face "Newport". I suggest placing a bet on goals/cards/winner for this match.
"Grimsby"
The team spent quite some time at the Championship level at the end of last season. However, it hasn't managed to return there for more than two decades. Instead, it sharply fell to League 2 and even dropped to the Conference a few times. There was a threat of going there again in 2024, but they managed to gather 49 points and finish in 21st place.
Currently, David Artell's charges have significantly improved. Like in 2023/2024, they are fighting, but for a more pleasant goal: promotion. Even if the maximum seems to be participation in the playoffs. An unbeaten streak lasted from the end of January, but in the last rounds, they lost consecutively to "Notts County" and "Salford City".
"Newport"
The club has formally existed since 1912, but its history was interrupted, and a reboot was needed at the end of the last century. Based in Newport, the team competes within the English football structure. They quickly managed to climb from the sixth division to the fourth at the beginning of the century. However, they got stuck there, and last season they managed to gather only 55 points, finishing in 18th place.
Currently, Nelson Jardim's team alternates good stretches with slumps. From late January to mid-February, they had a six-match unbeaten streak. But then they mostly lost, although they defeated "Gillingham" 3-1. After a heavy defeat to "Accrington", they scored three unanswered goals against "Harrogate".
Match facts
- "Grimsby" went unbeaten for eight matches in a row but then lost twice consecutively
- On average, "The Town" scores 1.38 goals and concedes 1.46 goals per match
- "Newport" lost four of their last six matches
H2H
"Grimsby" is unbeaten in five consecutive matches. However, this season they had a goalless draw in November.
Grimsby vs Newport Prediction
Bookmakers are very confident in the hosts' success. They might not be that much stronger - for now, let's bet on "total over 2.5 goals" (odds - 1.68).
