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Gillingham v Newport County : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Saturday afternoon at the Priestfield Stadium, and it’s a League Two clash between Gillingham and Newport County. Gareth Ainsworth and David Robert Hughes will be doing all they can to claim victory. All of the key stats for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds across seventeen major markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.

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Gillingham's next match is v Harrogate at 15:00 on Saturday 24th January
Newport County's next match is v Chesterfield at 15:00 on Saturday 24th January
The last English League Two meeting between Gillingham and Newport was on Saturday 17th January 2026
English League Two
January 17th 2026
Gillingham 3
2 Newport
 
C. Masterson 30'4' M. Spellman
A. Little 90'84' C. Antwi
G. McCleary 90'
 
GIL
NEW
Shots On
6
7
Shots Off
6
4
Corners
4
5
Possession
56%
44%
Fouls
13
11
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
GillinghamNewport
 
G. Morris
M. Clark
C. Mastersonfootball icon
A. Smith
A. Littlefootball icon
J. Andrews (S. Vokes 87')
A. Rowe (R. Hutton 86')
R. McKenzie
B. Dack (E. Coleman 90')
S. Gale
J. Smith (G. McCleary 70')
A. Driscoll-Glennon
M. Baker
(C. Brennan 76') M. Smith
H. Biggins
B. Kamwa
(C. Antwi 76') L. Jenkins
J. Wright
(J. Thomas 88') L. Shephard
R. Delaney
(T. Nyakuhwa 55') football iconM. Spellman
(J. Crole 89') N. Opoku

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 74% chance of Gillingham and Newport scoring a minimum of two goals in this League Two match. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and the bookies are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.25.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Gillingham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.62.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
52%
3/51/1000
Draw
25%
3/133/1
Newport
23%
9/2750/1
Draw 1-1
12%
13/23/5
Gillingham 1-0
12%
11/25/1
Gillingham 2-1
10%
15/23/1
Gillingham 2-0
10%
6/16/1
Newport 1-0
7%
12/111/2
Draw 0-0
7%
10/117/2
Newport 2-1
6%
16/12/5
Gillingham 3-1
5%
12/114/1
Gillingham 3-0
5%
10/19/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/18/15
Newport 2-0
4%
28/18/1
Gillingham 3-2
3%
28/112/5
Gillingham 4-1
2%
25/155/1
Gillingham 4-0
2%
22/116/1
Newport 3-1
2%
40/117/2
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
19/206/5
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
17/208/13
Home 1st Goal
53%
1/210/21
Away 1st Goal
42%
15/821/10
No 1st Goal
5%
10/18/1
BTTS - Yes
51%
10/111/4
BTTS - No
49%
4/511/4
BTTS - Home Win
22%
13/59/5
BTTS - Draw
18%
9/210/21
BTTS - Away Win
11%
10/112/1
Home/draw
77%
1/71/1000
Away/draw
48%
13/1011/1
Home/away
75%
2/91/40
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
2/71/11
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
5/211/2
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
12/57/4
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
3/102/5
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/211/5
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/93/10
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/117/4
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/332/15
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/117/2
Home DNB
69%
2/92/9
Away DNB
41%
3/129/10
Gillingham win to nil
29%
13/8-
Newport win to nil
13%
9/1-
Gillingham / Gillingham
33%
7/55/1
Gillingham / Newport
2%
40/145/1
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/122/1
Draw / Gillingham
19%
10/311/8
Draw / Newport
8%
10/111/2
Draw / Draw
14%
5/121/10
Newport / Gillingham
4%
20/128/1
Newport / Newport
9%
17/216/1
Newport / Draw
5%
16/125/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Gillingham have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 16th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 5 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Gillingham have outscored their opponents by 31 goals to 24 goals.

Home League Performance

Gillingham have played 12 games at home winning 4, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Newport are in 24th position in the League Two on 17 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 22 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Newport have conceded 43 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gillingham
Newport
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley2716741855 
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
Mar 17
l
 
2-1A
2
Salford261547649 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
3
MK Dons2713862447 
-
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2F
Feb 14
4
Cambridge2613851247 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
Feb 21
l
 
2-0A
5
Walsall2614571147 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 3
l
 
2-4F
Mar 21
6
Swindon2614481146 
Mar 17
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 11
7
Notts C2613671245 
w
 
1-0F
-
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
8
Colchester2611961242 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 7
l
 
4-1A
9
Chesterfield2710116641 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 17
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-1A
10
Grimsby261178840 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Feb 7
l
 
2-1A
11
Crewe2711610739 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
12
Gillingham269116738 
-
-
l
 
1-3F
l
 
3-2F
13
Barnet261088638 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
14
Oldham268117535 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
15
Fleetwood269710034 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 28
16
Accrington269710-134 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
w
 
0-1F
17
Tranmere278811-432 
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
-
d
 
1-1A
18
Cheltenham279315-1930 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
19
Barrow266614-1224 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 28
d
 
2-2F
May 2
20
Crawley275715-1722 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 28
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
21
Shrewsbury265714-2322 
May 2
d
 
3-3A
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
22
Bristol R266317-2521 
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
l
 
2-3A
Jan 31
23
Newport265516-1920 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-3A
-
-
24
Harrogate274617-2518 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
Apr 11
w
 
0-3F
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Win / draw / win form
Gillingham 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Gillingham1 - 1Cambridge
Gillingham2 - 2Barrow
Gillingham1 - 1Barnet
Gillingham2 - 2Crawley
Gillingham1 - 2Salford
Gillingham1 - 1Cheltenham
Gillingham0 - 1Harrogate
Gillingham1 - 0Notts C
Gillingham1 - 0Crewe
Gillingham4 - 1Chesterfield
Gillingham1 - 0Walsall
Gillingham1 - 1Swindon
Gillingham1 - 0AFC Wim
Gillingham1 - 0MK Dons
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Gillingham0 - 0Walsall
Gillingham1 - 0Bradford
Gillingham1 - 0Morecambe
Gillingham1 - 2Fleetwood
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGillingham0 - 2Swindon
HGillingham1 - 1Colchester
HGillingham1 - 1Cambridge
AGillingham1 - 2Fleetwood
HGillingham2 - 2Barrow
AGillingham0 - 0Colchester
AGillingham3 - 3Shrewsbury
HGillingham1 - 1Barnet
HGillingham2 - 2Crawley
AGillingham1 - 0Bristol R
HGillingham1 - 2Salford
AGillingham0 - 1Grimsby
HGillingham1 - 1Cheltenham
AGillingham2 - 3MK Dons
HGillingham0 - 1Harrogate
AGillingham3 - 1Newport
HGillingham1 - 0Notts C
AGillingham2 - 2Bromley
AGillingham1 - 0Oldham
HGillingham1 - 0Crewe
Newport 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bromley2 - 1Newport
Colchester4 - 1Newport
Crewe2 - 2Newport
Oldham3 - 0Newport
Shrewsbury1 - 0Newport
Harrogate0 - 3Newport
Accrington0 - 1Newport
Chesterfield4 - 1Newport
Tranmere1 - 1Newport
Cambridge2 - 0Newport
Grimsby2 - 1Newport
Crawley1 - 2Newport
Fleetwood2 - 0Newport
MK Dons0 - 0Newport
Carlisle3 - 2Newport
Grimsby1 - 0Newport
Accrington5 - 0Newport
Chesterfield2 - 1Newport
Doncaster3 - 0Newport
Crewe0 - 3Newport
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANewport1 - 2Bromley
HNewport2 - 0Crewe
HNewport0 - 0Barnet
ANewport1 - 4Colchester
HNewport0 - 2Fleetwood
ANewport2 - 2Crewe
HNewport2 - 2Barrow
ANewport0 - 3Oldham
ANewport0 - 1Shrewsbury
HNewport2 - 4Walsall
ANewport3 - 0Harrogate
HNewport0 - 2Cheltenham
ANewport1 - 0Accrington
HNewport0 - 1Swindon
ANewport1 - 4Chesterfield
HNewport1 - 3Gillingham
ANewport1 - 1Tranmere
HNewport2 - 3Bristol R
ANewport0 - 2Cambridge
HNewport1 - 2MK Dons
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Newport have beaten Gillingham in 3 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Gillingham since 2023
Gillingham
Newport
Goals: Scored
1
6
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
NEW
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gillingham
0 - 2Newport
0 - 2Newport
1 - 2Newport
League games at Newport since 2022
Newport
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
GIL
1
NEW
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Newport
1 - 3Gillingham
Newport3 - 1
Newport1 - 0
Newport2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Gillingham 11th Newport 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Gillingham will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that Newport will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Gillingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-7
Newport’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Newport
1.6
1
Attack rating
19%
better
GIL
NEW
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Games scored20
16
Failed to score4
8
Scored first10
9
Goals scored31
24
Avg. goals scored1.3
1
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
19%
better
GIL
NEW
view stats
Games conceded18
20
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first13
14
Goals conceded28
43
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.8
KickOff rating
+19%

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

Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24648
R McKenzieB DackM ClarkJ Andrews
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Morris GLK151
1
-
S Gale DEF2411
6
-
A Smith DEF211
5
-
C Masterson DEF41
-
M Clark DEF2034
5
1
R McKenzie MID253
1
-
A Little MID1631
4
-
J Smith MID81
-
B Dack MID2361
5
-
A Rowe MID2011
3
-
J Andrews FWD213
8
-
Subs
J Turner GLK11
-
R Hutton DEF253
3
1
E Coleman MID231
4
-
G McCleary FWD911
1
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD151
-
S Vokes FWD1711
1
-
E Nevitt FWD222
6
-
Newport League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25325
L. JenkinsN OpokuL. JenkinsM Spellman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Wright GLK14
1
-
R Delaney DEF1
-
M Baker DEF1711
4
-
L. Jenkins DEF252
4
-
L Shephard MID51
-
M Spellman MID1921
4
1
M Smith MID111
3
-
H Biggins MID1
-
A Driscoll-Glennon MID121
4
-
N Opoku FWD1332
-
B Kamwa FWD241
-
Subs
N Tzanev GLK11
-
C Brennan DEF11
2
-
J. Thomas DEF13
-
T Davies DEF15
1
-
C Antwi MID243
1
-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD11
-
J. Crole FWD1
-