Updated 6 November 2026.
Stafford Rangers welcome Grimsby Town to Marston Road for an FA Cup 1st Round tie on Sunday 8 November, with kick-off at 12:00 UK. The non-league hosts have scored 12 goals in their last five cup games and conceded 5. Grimsby play in League Two, come in off a 5-2 win over York and are 1.33 to win in 90 minutes at ladbrokes.
Stafford Rangers are a non-league club and Grimsby Town play in League Two, so there are no league table positions to compare. Stafford are unbeaten in their last eight games, winning six and drawing two. They beat Hereford 3-2 on 19 September, drew 1-1 at home with Halesowen Town on 3 October and won the replay 2-1 away three days later, then drew 1-1 at Gateshead on 17 October before hammering them 5-0 at home in the replay on 20 October. That is two wins and two draws in the four games after the 3-2 win over Hereford, and across all five games Stafford scored 12 and conceded 5, with two or more goals in three of them and one clean sheet, the 5-0 win. In the three of those five that were at home they won two and drew one, scoring 9 and conceding 3.
Stafford average 2.75 goals a game, the 56th most of the 651 teams we rank, and concede 0.75, the 47th fewest. They have kept a clean sheet in 38% of their games, and 75% of them have gone over 2.5 goals. They average 1.75 shots on target a game, the 83rd most of the 642 teams we rank.
Grimsby lost four league games in a row, the last of them a 2-0 home defeat to Northampton on 17 October. Since then they have picked up a 2-2 draw at Rochdale and two wins, 4-1 at Gillingham on 24 October and 5-2 against York a week later. That is nine goals in two games, both wins by three goals, and they have conceded in each of their last five league games, five of those goals in the last three. The four-match losing run included a 1-0 loss at Port Vale on 10 October. Over their last ten league games Grimsby have won four, drawn two and lost four, and in the last five they have scored 11 and conceded 8.
The bookmakers have Grimsby as clear favourites at 1.33 to win at ladbrokes, with the draw at 5.25 at bet365 and Stafford at 8.5 at midnite. In the goals markets, both teams to score is 1.8, Over 1.5 goals is 1.14 and Over 2.5 goals is 1.5, all at bet365.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Stafford Rangers to win | 8.5 (midnite) |
| Draw | 5.25 (bet365) |
| Grimsby Town to win | 1.33 (ladbrokes) |
| Both teams to score | 1.8 (bet365) |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.14 (bet365) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.5 (bet365) |
Stafford have scored in all five of their last cup games, and Grimsby have conceded in each of their last five league games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 75% of Stafford's games, and both teams have scored in 63% of them, the 304th highest rate of the 651 teams we rank.
Stafford Rangers vs Grimsby Town in the FA Cup 1st Round kicks off at 12:00 UK on Sunday 8 November 2026. The tie is played at Marston Road, Stafford Rangers' home ground, in the 2026/27 competition, with Grimsby Town 1.33 favourites.
Grimsby Town are the bookmakers' favourites at 1.33 with ladbrokes to win Stafford Rangers vs Grimsby Town in the FA Cup 1st Round 2026/27 in 90 minutes. Stafford Rangers are 8.5 at midnite and the draw is 5.25 at bet365.
Both teams to score is 1.8 at bet365 for Stafford Rangers vs Grimsby Town in the FA Cup 1st Round 2026/27 on 8 November. Stafford Rangers have scored in all of their last 5 cup games and Grimsby Town have conceded in all of their last 5 League Two games.
Over 2.5 goals is 1.5 at bet365 for Stafford Rangers vs Grimsby Town in the FA Cup 1st Round 2026/27. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 75% of Stafford Rangers' games and they average 2.75 goals a game.
Before Stafford Rangers vs Grimsby Town in the FA Cup 1st Round 2026/27, Stafford Rangers have won 3 and drawn 2 of their last 5 FA Cup games, scoring 12 and conceding 5. Their latest result was a 5-0 home win over Gateshead on 20 October.
Grimsby Town have won 2 of their last 5 League Two games, beating Gillingham 4-1 and York 5-2 ahead of the FA Cup 1st Round tie at Stafford Rangers on 8 November 2026. They had lost 4 league games in a row before a 2-2 draw at Rochdale on 20 October.