Grimsby Town vs Bristol Rovers, 2026-27 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Grimsby Town

22': Kieran Green
40': Géza Dávid Turi

FT
2 - 0

Bristol Rovers

75': Tommy Leigh

About

Grimsby Town are hosting Bristol Rovers at Blundell Park, Grimsby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

10': Ben Purrington (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 10'
22': Kieran Green (Grimsby Town) Goal at 22'
26': Ciaran Kelly (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 26'
38': Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 38'
40': Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town) Goal at 40'
45': Joe Quigley (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 45'
45': Jack Aitchison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 45'
45': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 45'
64': Kieran Green (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 64'
64': Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 64'
68': Edon Pruti (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 68'
71': Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 71'
74': Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 74'
74': Finley Cartwright (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 74'
75': Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers) Red Card at 75'
78': Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 78'
88': Ryley Reynolds (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 88'
88': Cian Doyle (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

BRI		GRI
12	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	1
47.7	Possession	52.3
3	SHOTS	8
1	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
119	Accurate Passes	155
234	Passes	260
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.6
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
29	Clearances	52

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Blundell Park
Location: Grimsby, England
Attendance: 6,945

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barnet	6	+5	12
2	Bristol Rovers	6	+4	12
3	York City	6	+5	11
4	Cheltenham Town	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Grimsby Town (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
42	David Harrington (GK)
17	Cameron McJannett
2	Maldini Kacurri
15	Géza Dávid Turi
3	Jayden Sweeney
5	Harvey Rodgers
29	Mark Shelton
4	Kieran Green
30	Charles Vernam
10	Sonny Finch
39	Andy Cook

Grimsby Town Substitutes:

Finley Cartwright, Edon Pruti, Jamie Walker, Cian Doyle, Iwan Morgan, Sebastian Auton, Ryley Reynolds.

Bristol Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Brad Young (GK)
26	Riley Harbottle
4	Kofi Balmer
14	Ben Purrington
2	Tom James
24	Tommy Leigh
6	Clinton Mola
21	Richard Smallwood
29	Fabrizio Cavegn
10	Bobby Kamwa
7	Shaqai Forde

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Charlie Binns, Jack Aitchison, Joe Quigley, Ellis Harrison, Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny, Ciaran Kelly, Philip Sanyaolu.

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