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Bristol Rovers v Gillingham : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 15:00 BST, The Memorial Stadium, Bristol

Gillingham pay League Two rivals Bristol Rovers a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Gareth Ainsworth guides his team into an away clash with Darrell Clarke & co. at The Memorial Stadium. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Switching the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. Bristol R and Gillingham have delivered plenty of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance statistics point towards an extension of that record. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookies have it priced at 1.29.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bristol R
30%
9/5-
Draw
26%
11/5-
Gillingham
44%
6/4-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1-
Gillingham 1-0
11%
7/1-
Gillingham 2-1
9%
17/2-
Bristol R 1-0
9%
8/1-
Gillingham 2-0
8%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2-
Bristol R 2-1
7%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1-
Bristol R 2-0
5%
14/1-
Gillingham 3-1
4%
20/1-
Gillingham 3-0
4%
22/1-
Bristol R 3-1
3%
22/1-
Gillingham 3-2
2%
28/1-
Bristol R 3-2
2%
33/1-
Bristol R 3-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
21/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
3/4-
Home 1st Goal
45%
11/10-
Away 1st Goal
51%
10/11-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2-
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/5-
BTTS - No
48%
10/11-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
5/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
4/1-
Home/draw
56%
1/2-
Away/draw
70%
2/5-
Home/away
74%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
3/10-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
12/5-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
5/2-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/10-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
17/2-
Home DNB
48%
1/1-
Away DNB
63%
8/11-
Bristol R win to nil
16%
4/1-
Gillingham win to nil
25%
3/1-
Bristol R / Bristol R
18%
15/4-
Bristol R / Gillingham
3%
25/1-
Bristol R / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Bristol R
13%
11/2-
Draw / Gillingham
14%
5/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Gillingham / Bristol R
3%
28/1-
Gillingham / Gillingham
21%
3/1-
Gillingham / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Bristol R have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 4. Bristol R have conceded 14 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 1 match and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Bristol R have played 7 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Gillingham lay in 8th place on 22 points in the League Two league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Gillingham have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Gillingham have played 7 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol R
Gillingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall14824626 
Jan 10
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 3
2
Swindon14824526 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Mar 17
Jan 1
3
Salford14815225 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 24
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
4
MK Dons147341224 
l
 
0-4A
Jan 27
Jan 10
l
 
3-2A
5
Notts C147341024 
Nov 29
May 2
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
6
Grimsby14734924 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
7
Chesterfield14653323 
Feb 7
l
 
3-1A
w
 
4-1F
Feb 17
8
Gillingham14644522 
Nov 8
Mar 21
-
-
9
Crewe14716222 
Mar 7
Dec 19
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
10
Fleetwood14644122 
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
Mar 7
Dec 20
11
Bromley14563321 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
12
Barnet14635321 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Nov 22
Apr 25
13
Cambridge14635121 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
Dec 26
Mar 14
14
Colchester14464318 
Jan 17
d
 
1-1F
Dec 29
Dec 9
15
Barrow14536-218 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
Dec 13
Feb 28
16
Bristol R14527-1117 
-
-
Mar 21
Nov 8
17
Oldham14374016 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 17
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
18
Tranmere13364215 
l
 
1-4A
Apr 18
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
19
Harrogate14428-814 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
20
Cheltenham14428-1514 
Apr 25
Nov 22
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
21
Shrewsbury14347-1013 
Mar 17
Jan 1
May 2
Nov 29
22
Accrington13337-412 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
23
Crawley14338-812 
Apr 11
l
 
4-0A
Nov 15
Mar 28
24
Newport14329-911 
Jan 31
w
 
2-3F
Jan 17
w
 
1-3A
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bristol R 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol R1 - 4Tranmere
Bristol R0 - 4MK Dons
Bristol R2 - 1Salford
Bristol R2 - 1Barrow
Bristol R1 - 0Cambridge
Bristol R0 - 0Oldham
Bristol R0 - 1Harrogate
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Bristol R0 - 1Stevenage
Bristol R1 - 2Exeter
Bristol R1 - 2Birmingham
Bristol R1 - 2Mansfield
Bristol R3 - 2Bolton
Bristol R1 - 0Huddersfield
Bristol R2 - 3Rotherham
Bristol R3 - 1Burton
Bristol R1 - 1Stockport
Bristol R3 - 1Peterborough
Bristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Bristol R2 - 3L Orient
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABristol R0 - 4Crawley
HBristol R1 - 4Tranmere
HBristol R0 - 4MK Dons
ABristol R1 - 2Walsall
HBristol R2 - 1Salford
ABristol R1 - 1Colchester
HBristol R2 - 1Barrow
ABristol R3 - 2Newport
ABristol R1 - 0Grimsby
HBristol R1 - 0Cambridge
HBristol R0 - 0Oldham
ABristol R1 - 3Chesterfield
ABristol R1 - 2Fleetwood
HBristol R0 - 1Harrogate
ABristol R1 - 4Blackpool
HBristol R0 - 2Reading
HBristol R0 - 1Stevenage
ABristol R1 - 1Wrexham
HBristol R1 - 2Exeter
ABristol R0 - 1Bolton
Gillingham 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
12
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby1 - 0Gillingham
MK Dons3 - 2Gillingham
Newport1 - 3Gillingham
Bromley2 - 2Gillingham
Oldham0 - 1Gillingham
Tranmere1 - 1Gillingham
Accrington1 - 1Gillingham
Port Vale0 - 1Gillingham
Cheltenham1 - 1Gillingham
Chesterfield1 - 1Gillingham
Salford2 - 2Gillingham
Harrogate1 - 1Gillingham
Accrington1 - 1Gillingham
Newport3 - 1Gillingham
Carlisle0 - 0Gillingham
Walsall1 - 1Gillingham
Barrow3 - 0Gillingham
Grimsby1 - 1Gillingham
Tranmere1 - 1Gillingham
AFC Wim1 - 0Gillingham
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGillingham1 - 2Salford
AGillingham0 - 1Grimsby
HGillingham1 - 1Cheltenham
AGillingham2 - 3MK Dons
HGillingham0 - 1Harrogate
AGillingham3 - 1Newport
HGillingham1 - 0Notts C
AGillingham2 - 2Bromley
AGillingham1 - 0Oldham
HGillingham1 - 0Crewe
HGillingham4 - 1Chesterfield
AGillingham1 - 1Tranmere
HGillingham1 - 0Walsall
AGillingham1 - 1Accrington
AGillingham1 - 0Port Vale
HGillingham1 - 1Swindon
HGillingham1 - 0AFC Wim
AGillingham1 - 1Cheltenham
HGillingham1 - 0MK Dons
AGillingham1 - 1Chesterfield
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bristol R since 2008
Bristol R
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
10
13
Games: Scored
7 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
2 / 9
BRI
2
D
4
GIL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol R
0 - 2Gillingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Gillingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol R2 - 1
0 - 2Gillingham
Draw2 - 2Draw
Bristol R2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Gillingham since 2007
Gillingham
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
21
6
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
BRI
1
GIL
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gillingham
Gillingham2 - 0
0 - 1Bristol R
Gillingham4 - 1
Gillingham3 - 1
Gillingham4 - 0
Gillingham4 - 1
Gillingham1 - 0
Gillingham3 - 2
Goal Statistics
Bristol R 16th Gillingham 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Bristol R will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Gillingham will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Bristol R’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Gillingham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Bristol R
PG (predicted goals)
Gillingham
1.1
1.4
Attack rating
BRI
GIL
13%
better
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Games scored10
12
Failed to score4
2
Scored first6
5
Goals scored14
19
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game6
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
BRI
GIL
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
10
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first7
9
Goals conceded25
14
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against20%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Bristol R League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14424
J SparkesF CavegnA KilgourJ McEachran
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Sparkes DEF14
2
1
A Kilgour DEF142
2
-
J McEachran MID141
4
-
K Conteh MID14
-
F Cavegn FWD134
-
E Harrison FWD1331
3
-
L Thomas FWD132
3
-
L Southwood GLK12
2
-
K Lopata DEF11
3
-
M Southam-Hales DEF111
4
-
P Omochere FWD101
2
-
R Sotiriou FWD9
2
-
A Chang MID812
1
-
J Senior DEF7
1
T Moore DEF7
-
B Bilongo DEF6
1
-
C Mola DEF6
2
-
O. Dewsbury FWD6
1
-
R Howley MID5
1
-
J Cotterill MID4
1
-
F Issaka FWD3
-
B Young GLK2
-
S Forde FWD2
-
T Lockyer DEF1
1
-
S Negru DEF1
-
Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14335
G MorrisJ AndrewsR HuttonS Gale
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Morris GLK141
1
-
R Hutton DEF143
1
1
R McKenzie MID14
-
E Nevitt FWD141
4
-
A Smith DEF131
3
-
S Gale MID1311
5
-
J Andrews FWD133
5
-
M Clark DEF1211
3
1
B Dack MID123
4
-
E Coleman MID12
4
-
J Williams MID111
1
1
S Vokes FWD1111
-
A Rowe MID10
1
-
A Little MID921
1
-
M. Wyllie FWD71
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD61
-
L Cirino DEF51
2
-
S Ogie DEF5
1
-
N Khumbeni MID41
-
J Smith FWD41
-
C Masterson DEF2
-
G McCleary FWD2
-
J Turner GLK1
-