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Gillingham v Cambridge United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

the Priestfield Stadium is the stage on Friday afternoon, as Gareth Ainsworth's Gillingham are visited by Neil Harris's Cambridge United in the League Two. We've analysed both teams' last 20 League Two matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
44%
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Draw
30%
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Cambridge
26%
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Gillingham 1-0
16%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Draw 0-0
13%
--
Cambridge 1-0
11%
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Gillingham 2-0
9%
--
Gillingham 2-1
8%
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Cambridge 2-1
6%
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Cambridge 2-0
5%
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Gillingham 3-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Gillingham 3-1
3%
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Cambridge 3-1
2%
--
Gillingham 3-2
1%
--
Cambridge 3-0
1%
--
Gillingham 4-0
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
33%
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Under 2.5 Goals
67%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
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Away 1st Goal
41%
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No 1st Goal
9%
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BTTS - Yes
40%
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BTTS - No
60%
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BTTS - Home Win
14%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
9%
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Home/draw
74%
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Away/draw
56%
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Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
60%
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Under 1.5 Goals
40%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
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Under 3.5 Goals
85%
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Over 4.5 Goals
6%
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Under 4.5 Goals
94%
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Over 5.5 Goals
2%
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Under 5.5 Goals
98%
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Over 0.5 Goals
87%
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Under 0.5 Goals
13%
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Home DNB
65%
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Away DNB
47%
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Gillingham win to nil
30%
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Cambridge win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Gillingham have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Gillingham have conceded 7 goals, scored 7, scored in every game and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Gillingham have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Cambridge lay in 6th place on 30 points in the League Two league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cambridge have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Cambridge have played 9 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gillingham
Cambridge
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1912251138 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 3
Jan 1
Mar 17
2
Notts C1910451134 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
3
Swindon191045634 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
4
Bromley19964833 
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
5
MK Dons199551432 
Jan 10
l
 
3-2A
Feb 28
Dec 13
6
Cambridge19865430 
Dec 26
Mar 14
-
-
7
Salford19937-130 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
8
Gillingham19784629 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 26
9
Chesterfield19784329 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 17
d
 
1-1F
Dec 29
10
Colchester19775728 
Dec 29
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
11
Barnet19775728 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
12
Crewe19847328 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
w
 
2-1A
May 2
13
Grimsby19766727 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
14
Fleetwood19766127 
Mar 7
Dec 20
w
 
2-1A
Jan 17
15
Tranmere19685626 
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
d
 
0-00-0
16
Accrington19667124 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
Dec 19
Mar 7
17
Oldham19586223 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
18
Barrow19559-820 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
19
Cheltenham196211-1720 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
20
Shrewsbury19469-1318 
May 2
d
 
3-3A
Jan 27
l
 
2-0A
21
Crawley194510-1017 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 28
w
 
3-1F
Jan 10
22
Bristol R195212-2017 
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
23
Harrogate194411-1316 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
24
Newport193412-1513 
Jan 17
w
 
1-3A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Gillingham 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Cambridge 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goal Statistics

Cambridge United's defensive record is very strong, N. Harris's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League Two outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Gillingham makes sense in this context.

Gillingham 8th Cambridge 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
4+
There is a 66% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Cambridge scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Gillingham have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
-12
Cambridge have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
1.2
0.8
Attack rating
14%
better
GIL
CMU
view stats
Games scored16
12
Failed to score3
7
Scored first7
9
Goals scored26
21
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
GIL
CMU
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
13
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first11
7
Goals conceded20
17
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against12%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
0.8
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19537
R HuttonB DackR HuttonJ Andrews
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Hutton DEF193
3
1
R McKenzie MID192
1
-
S Gale MID1811
6
-
M Clark DEF1722
3
1
B Dack MID175
4
-
E Coleman MID17
4
-
J Andrews FWD173
7
-
E Nevitt FWD172
5
-
A Smith DEF151
4
-
J Williams MID151
2
1
G Morris GLK141
1
-
A Rowe MID14
2
-
S Vokes FWD1411
1
-
A Little MID1021
1
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD101
-
N Khumbeni MID81
1
-
S Ogie DEF7
2
-
M. Wyllie FWD71
-
G McCleary FWD71
1
-
J Turner GLK6
-
L Cirino DEF61
3
-
J Smith FWD51
-
C Masterson DEF2
-
T. Akomeah DEF2
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Cambridge League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19325
J EastwoodP MpanzuJ BrophyP Mpanzu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Eastwood GLK19
1
-
K Watts DEF192
1
-
P Mpanzu MID183
5
-
J Brophy MID1832
2
-
S Kaikai FWD1712
1
-
B Purrington DEF161
2
-
L. Bennett DEF14
3
-
M Jobe DEF142
2
1
M Morrison DEF141
2
-
E Kachunga FWD141
1
-
J Gibbons DEF13
2
-
A Mayor DEF132
2
-
K Kouassi FWD1321
-
L Appéré FWD132
-
D Ball  MID12
3
-
B Knight FWD111
1
-
S McLoughlin DEF9
-
K Smith MID9
3
-
S Lavery FWD73
3
-
G McConnell MID41
-
G Hoddle MID3
-
Z Bradshaw DEF2
-
Z Rossi DEF1
-