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CLEETHORPES TOWN +115 (To Win in Full Time) over FC United of Manchester

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

Linden Club – Grimsby, England

Northern Premier League

United Kingdom Soccer

10:00 AM ET. If we asked someone to point out Cleethorpes on a map of Great Britain, they might struggle. If we asked where the Owls sit in the Northern Premier League table, their answer would be similar— they may say somewhere in the mid-table cluster, still mostly ignored. FC United of Manchester, however, need no introduction. The Red Rebels are firmly in contention for a promotional playoff berth and have designs on ascending to the National League North. Cleethorpes? A newly promoted side from the Division One East last year with some of the worst home form in the league, tucked near the cold, blustery shores of Grimsby. The afterthought in this equation from the market’s perspective.

Yet—despite the lack of presence, pedigree, or profile compared to FCU—Cleethorpes Town are a resounding favorite here. That alone says everything. We've noted before that FC United possess one of the strongest home-pitch advantages in the NPL at Broadhurst Park, but this match is 120 miles east in the middle of Lincolnshire. And as we know, a much bigger team from Manchester who FCU are modelled after (United) went to that very town for an EFL Trophy fixture just a couple months ago—and suffered the unthinkable against the local EFL outfit, Grimsby Town. At least this time, the market isn’t hiding the signal. Lightning can strike twice in that part of the world and the pricing is the forecast for the incoming storm.

FC United are priced nearly two-to-one to win in full time here, which is a drastic deviation from their usual valuation and a clear indicator of who the oddsmakers trust. Cleethorpes as a significant favorite is not an accident; it is a position. We’ll follow that lead. Owls in ninety.

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