Grimsby Town will be hoping to maintain their spot in the Play-Offs when they travel to Stadium MK to face Paul Warne’s MK Dons.
League Two
Our Three Predictions For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town:
- First Prediction For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town: Match Result – Grimsby Town – 11/10
- Second Prediction For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town: Both Teams To Score – No – 1/1
- Third Prediction For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town: Half-Time Result – Draw – 11/10
First Prediction For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town: Match Result – Grimsby Town – 11/10
Only Doncaster have taken more points away from home than Grimsby, with David Artell’s outfit gaining 34 on their travels. That tally includes ten victories, though the Mariners are winless in three away from Lincolnshire. MK Dons are in contrasting form on their own patch, winning two games in twelve since a four-game winning streak in Buckinghamshire. That seems a long time ago now, though MK took four points over Easter in Paul Warne’s first games in charge. Coupled with the above statistics, only bottom-side Morecambe have drawn fewer games than these two clubs. While Grimsby’s tally of seven is accompanied by twenty wins, MK have won six fewer games while drawing once more. Expect a crucial away victory in the race for seventh position in League Two.
Second Prediction For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town: Both Teams To Score – No – 1/1
Despite the differences in league positions, only one place separates them in the goals against column. They join two other sides to have shipped 66 goals in League Two this campaign, with only Newport County and Accrington Stanley conceding more. But nine more goals for the Mariners sees them begin the day eleven places higher than their opponents. Town have netted at least twice in three of their last four encounters, while MK were four games without a goal until Monday’s victory. Low-scoring has been a common theme for them in 2025, so it wouldn’t be a surprise for that to continue against the Play-Off chasers this weekend.
Third Prediction For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town: Half-Time Result – Draw – 11/10
Draws may be uncommon across the ninety minutes for these sides, but they are more frequent in half that time. Grimsby are fairly consistent across all results, with their fourteen draws accompanied by an equal number of wins and losses. MK have been level on seventeen occasions, but in these standings, the Buckinghamshire outfit are two places higher than their weekend opponents, sitting nine points better off. The Mariners are level on points with MK in the opening 45 minutes of games, falling eight points lower in this particular table. Therefore, it would not be a surprise to see a first-half stalemate on Saturday.
Best Odds For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town
| Bookmaker | Milton Keynes Dons | Draw | Grimsby Town |
| MyriadPlay | 2/1 | 23/10 | 11/10 |
| Gentleman Jim | 2/1 | 12/5 | 23/20 |
| Betarno | 2/1 | 9/4 | 11/10 |
The table above shows the latest odds from leading football betting websites.
Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head:
Grimsby edged back into the top seven on Monday after Colchester United lost to Doncaster Rovers. But the manner of the Mariners’ draw against Port Vale and their recent run of form will be of huge concern for David Artell. A Danny Rose brace had the Cods leading two-nil in Burslem against the League Two leaders early in the second period. But after Lorent Tolaj pulled one back with twelve minutes to go, Jesse Debrah netted deep into stoppage time to ensure Grimsby let a two-goal lead slip in successive away outings. In their last Saturday fixture, the Cleethorpes outfit were two ahead by the interval but conceded twice in the final five minutes to give Harrogate Town an unlikely point. But their Good Friday result against Swindon Town was even more surprising, as Ian Holloway had a successful return to Blundell Park in a four-nil victory.
Three Play-Off places are still up for grabs in League Two. While the top four battle it out for automatic promotion, AFC Wimbledon and Notts County can finish in those places, but also outside the top seven. Both are winless in three, having a four and three-point buffer to eighth-place Colchester United. Next come Grimsby, ahead of the U’s by only a point. Salford City are in contention once more, after their win relegated Morecambe earlier this week. The Ammies face Colchester on Saturday in a massive clash that could end either side’s aspirations of extending their campaign. Chesterfield are three points outside the top seven, hosting Morecambe, while Crewe Alexandra and Bromley’s hopes are hanging by a thread. A five-point deficit means victories are imperative, with trips to Tranmere Rovers and Barrow on Saturday.
Paul Warne has steadied the ship since he arrived in Buckinghamshire. Easter weekend provided the former Derby County manager with four points from six games, holding Newport County to a goalless draw on Good Friday. On Monday afternoon, he picked up his first victory as MK Dons manager by defeating Crewe Alexandra thanks to Scott Hogan’s first-half strike, the opening goal of Warne’s reign. Scott Lindsey had been sacked six weeks earlier, lasting only five months in the job thanks to a run of eleven losses in sixteen. But his dismissal, while providing a short-term improvement of two wins from four, failed to rectify the dismal form, as four straight losses followed. That saw MK drift further down the table, with mathematical survival only confirmed with that win in Cheshire.
In 2025, no side have performed worse in League Two, with MK losing fourteen games from 23. That even excludes the four-game winless streak they had before the New Year, which included a nine-goal thriller at Newport, losing 6-3. April had been a similarly dismal month before the appointment of their new head coach, losing three straight games without scoring. After shipping three at Notts County, days after Fletwood scored four at Stadium MK, Barrow replicated the scoreline from the Magpies game. In their only other game this month, Gillingham won for the first time under Gareth Ainsworth, thanks to Bradley Dack’s 95th-minute winner.
On the final day of the season, MK Dons travel to Swindon Town in a dead-rubber encounter. The same cannot be said in Lincolnshire, with Grimsby vs AFC Wimbledon highly likely to have an impact on the battle for a Play-Off place. The Mariners will be hoping to go into the last day with fate in their own hands, aiming to record a fourth victory in six games in the short history of this fixture. MK currently have the edge across the eleven meetings, after a comeback victory in the reverse meeting back in October.
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Where To Watch Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town:
Where can I watch the game, either on TV or in person?
- Location: Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
- Date: 26th April, 2025
- TV Channel: This game is not scheduled for TV broadcast.
Probable Lineups For Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby Town:
Predicted Milton Keynes Dons Lineup:
- Lineup: MacGillivray, Maguire, Offord, Sanders, Tomlinson, Lemonheigh-Evans, Thompson-Sommers, Nemane, Leko, Kelly, Hogan
- Suspended/Injured: N Thompson, Sherring,
- Coach: Paul Warne
Predicted Grimsby Town Lineup:
- Lineup: Eastwood, Warren, Tharme, Rodgers, McEachran, Hume, Svanþórsson, Green, Khouri, Vernam, Rose
- Suspended/Injured: Ainley
- Coach: David Artell
