Accrington Stanley's team badge Gillingham's team badge

Accrington Stanley v Gillingham : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Oct, 15:00 BST, Wham Stadium, Accrington

Gareth Ainsworth will be hoping for a crucial away win in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Gillingham side to the Wham Stadium to visit Accrington Stanley and John Doolan. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've searched our 20+ year database and pulled out the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.


Want to know who’s consistently beating the odds? Check out the Top League Two Tipsters and see the most profitable experts for this season!

If you’re keen on betting across various leagues and markets, our Live Bets page showcases active accumulator bets and real-time tips.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Accrington and Gillingham will score at least a couple of between them during 90 mins. It's a prediction based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 77%. Bookies have it at 1.36.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Accrington
39%
2.30
4%
-
Draw
25%
3.30
3%
-
Gillingham
36%
3.00
7%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6.50
8%
-
Accrington 2-1
9%
9.50
5%
-
Accrington 1-0
8%
8.00
7%
-
Gillingham 2-1
8%
11.00-
Gillingham 1-0
8%
9.50
19%
-
Accrington 2-0
6%
11.00-
Draw 2-2
6%
15.00-
Draw 0-0
6%
10.00
18%
-
Gillingham 2-0
6%
15.00
15%
-
Accrington 3-1
4%
19.00
10%
-
Gillingham 3-1
4%
23.00
12%
-
Accrington 3-0
3%
23.00-
Accrington 3-2
3%
29.00
15%
-
Gillingham 3-2
3%
34.00-
Gillingham 3-0
3%
29.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
1.95
9%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
1.85
11%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
1.83
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
2.10-
No 1st Goal
3%
10.00
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
1.80
2%
-
BTTS - No
42%
1.91
4%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4.75
14%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.50-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
6.00
8%
-
Home/draw
64%
1.36
3%
-
Away/draw
61%
1.57
3%
-
Home/away
75%
1.33
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1.29
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3.50
17%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
3.40
15%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
1.30
7%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
7.00
22%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1.10
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
15.00
21%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1.03
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.05
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11.00
29%
-
Home DNB
56%
1.67
3%
-
Away DNB
54%
2.10
5%
-
Accrington win to nil
19%
4.00-
Gillingham win to nil
17%
5.00
11%
-
Accrington / Accrington
22%
3.75
6%
-
Accrington / Gillingham
3%
29.00-
Accrington / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
-
Draw / Accrington
15%
5.50
8%
-
Draw / Gillingham
13%
6.50-
Draw / Draw
16%
5.00
5%
-
Gillingham / Accrington
3%
26.00
10%
-
Gillingham / Gillingham
17%
4.75-
Gillingham / Draw
5%
15.00-
Win / draw / win League Two table

Accrington have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league. Accrington are unbeaten at home after 5 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Accrington have conceded 9 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Accrington have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Gillingham lay in 4th place on 16 points in the League Two league table having played 10 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 15 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Gillingham have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Gillingham have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Accrington
Gillingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Salford10613519 
Nov 21
Mar 20
May 1
Nov 28
2
Barnet8530918 
Feb 20
l
 
2-1F
Dec 29
Apr 3
3
Crewe10460518 
Dec 1
May 8
Nov 21
Mar 20
4
Gillingham10442516 
Oct 17
Jan 16
-
-
5
York9432615 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Apr 24
l
 
3-0A
6
Walsall9360615 
Feb 6
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-3A
Mar 6
7
Chesterfield10433315 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Feb 9
d
 
1-1A
8
Cheltenham10433015 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 27
Dec 19
Jan 9
9
Bristol R10505-215 
Apr 10
Dec 12
w
 
3-0F
Apr 17
10
Rochdale10424-114 
Jan 23
Oct 24
Feb 13
w
 
1-4F
11
Grimsby10343213 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 9
Oct 24
Jan 23
12
Newport10343113 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 17
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 27
13
Tranmere10262012 
Mar 29
Dec 26
w
 
2-0F
Feb 20
14
Exeter10334012 
Mar 13
l
 
2-0A
Jan 2
Mar 26
15
Accrington10253-111 
-
-
Jan 16
Oct 17
16
Fleetwood10253-111 
May 1
Nov 28
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
17
Swindon10325-511 
Apr 24
d
 
1-1F
Dec 1
May 8
18
Shrewsbury10325-611 
Jan 1
Mar 26
Jan 30
Oct 31
19
Colchester9243-310 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 6
Feb 27
Nov 14
20
Rotherham10244-410 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Apr 13
w
 
1-4A
21
Oldham9225-48 
Apr 13
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 10
Dec 12
22
Port Vale8224-58 
Feb 27
Nov 14
Oct 20
Jan 19
23
Northampton8143-37 
Oct 31
Jan 30
d
 
1-1F
Feb 6
24
Crawley8125-75 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 13
Mar 29
Dec 26
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Accrington 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Gillingham 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Accrington since 2009
Accrington
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
16
20
Games: Scored
7 / 11
11 / 11
Clean sheets
0 / 11
4 / 11
ASY
2
D
3
GIL
6
League games at Gillingham since 2008
Gillingham
Accrington
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
7 / 10
4 / 10
Clean sheets
6 / 10
3 / 10
ASY
2
D
3
GIL
5
Goal Statistics
Accrington 15th Gillingham 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Accrington will score 1 or more goals
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Accrington’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Gillingham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Accrington
PG (predicted goals)
Gillingham
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
ASY
GIL
3%
better
view stats
Games scored7
6
Failed to score3
4
Scored first4
4
Goals scored13
15
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
19
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
ASY
GIL
16%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
6
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first4
4
Goals conceded14
10
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
10
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%

Accrington v Gillingham League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Accrington League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10525
L MouldenC CatonC O'BrienJ Woods
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Moulden GLK10
-
J Anderson DEF10
4
-
D Matthews DEF91
3
1
D Love DEF91
1
-
A. Henderson MID9
-
J Woods FWD931
5
-
D Tutonda DEF8
3
-
S Conneely MID8
1
-
L Coyle MID8
1
-
T Walton FWD811
3
-
C O'Brien DEF72
1
-
S Mols MID711
1
-
C Stockton FWD7
-
C Caton FWD75
-
S Whalley FWD61
2
-
F Rawson DEF5
1
-
C. Warren MID52
-
T Moore DEF3
1
-
C Grant MID3
-
A. Borland MID3
-
J. Catesby FWD3
-
O. Smith DEF1
-
C Brown FWD1
-
Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10434
A SmithR HaleN FreemanR McKenzie
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L. Dobbs DEF101
3
-
A Smith DEF101
1
-
O Beckles DEF101
2
-
R McKenzie MID10
4
-
N Freeman MID103
-
J Brophy MID1031
2
-
R Hale FWD1041
2
-
H. Waldock MID91
-
O. Wright GLK8
-
S. Kendall FWD82
-
L. Sillah FWD72
1
-
W Goodwin FWD7
1
-
G McCleary FWD71
2
-
J. Daley DEF5
1
-
C. McManus DEF51
2
-
E King MID41
1
-
Z. Albarus MID3
1
1
B Dack MID3
-
A Little MID3
-
C Antwi MID3
-
K Harris MID2
2
-
M.Luxton MID2
-
T Eaves FWD21
-
H. Webster DEF1
-
L Gordon DEF1
-
E Coleman MID1
-
Z Obiero MID1
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds