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

Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Hayden Mullins pays counterpart Gareth Ainsworth a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League Two, as their Newport County and Gillingham sides go head to head at the Priestfield Stadium. The predictions for all the markets are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with additional weight assigned to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) stats for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.

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Gillingham's next match is v Accrington at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
Newport County's next match is v York at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
The last English League Two meeting between Gillingham and Newport was on Saturday 3rd October 2026
English League Two
October 3rd 2026
Gillingham 0
0 Newport
 
GIL
NEW
Shots On
1
5
Shots Off
4
6
Corners
3
2
Possession
67%
33%
Fouls
17
12
Yellow/red cards
4/0
2/0
 
GillinghamNewport
 
O. Wright
A. Smith
O. Beckles
L. Dobbs (J. Daley 74')
R. McKenzie
J. Brophy
N. Freeman
H. Waldock (A. Little 86')
R. Hale (B. Dack 86')
L. Sillah (T. Eaves 63')
G. McCleary (S. Kendall 74')
J. Wright
K. Cameron
L. Jenkins
C. Brennan
J. Thomas
M. Jacob
C. Norman
(A. Lewis 90') H. Biggins
M. Dibley-Dias
(Y. Bamba 76') M. Adu-Poku
(G. Garner 83') C. Doidge

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Gillingham or Newport are in the sort of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 75% chance of two goals or more.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Gillingham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
54%
1/1-
Draw
24%
5/2
6%
-
Newport
23%
5/2
4%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2-
Gillingham 1-0
11%
13/2
7%
-
Gillingham 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
-
Gillingham 2-0
10%
17/2-
Newport 1-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
9/1-
Newport 2-1
6%
12/1-
Gillingham 3-1
6%
16/1
12%
-
Gillingham 3-0
5%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Newport 2-0
3%
18/1-
Gillingham 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
-
Gillingham 4-1
2%
33/1-
Gillingham 4-0
2%
33/1-
Newport 3-1
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
19/20
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
17/20
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
42%
13/10-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/5
2%
-
BTTS - No
47%
10/11
4%
-
BTTS - Home Win
24%
10/3
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
6/1-
Home/draw
77%
2/7-
Away/draw
46%
4/5
6%
-
Home/away
76%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/7
1%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/2
3%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
12/5
3%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
3/10
1%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
6/1
7%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/10
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1-
Home DNB
70%
4/9
3%
-
Away DNB
39%
13/8
5%
-
Gillingham win to nil
29%
12/5-
Newport win to nil
12%
11/2-
Gillingham / Gillingham
28%
11/5
3%
-
Gillingham / Newport
2%
33/1-
Gillingham / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Gillingham
17%
4/1-
Draw / Newport
10%
7/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Newport / Gillingham
4%
22/1-
Newport / Newport
13%
5/1
8%
-
Newport / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Gillingham have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the League Two league table. Gillingham are unbeaten in 4 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 4 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost no matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 12 goals to 11 goals.

Home League Performance

Gillingham have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 6 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Newport are in 17th position in the League Two on 9 points having played 8 matches so far this season. Newport are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Newport have conceded 11 goals, scored 12, scored in every game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gillingham
Newport
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Salford10613519 
May 1
Nov 28
Feb 9
l
 
2-1F
2
Barnet8530918 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Jan 1
Mar 26
3
Crewe10460518 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Feb 27
Nov 14
4
Gillingham10442516 
-
-
Apr 27
d
 
0-00-0
5
York9432615 
Apr 24
l
 
3-0A
Oct 17
Jan 16
6
Walsall9360615 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 6
Dec 1
May 8
7
Chesterfield10433315 
Feb 9
d
 
1-1A
Oct 30
Jan 30
8
Cheltenham10433015 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Jan 23
Oct 24
9
Bristol R10505-215 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 17
Mar 13
l
 
5-3F
10
Rochdale10424-114 
Feb 13
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-0F
Mar 6
11
Grimsby10343213 
Oct 24
Jan 23
w
 
2-1F
Apr 24
12
Newport10343113 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 27
-
-
13
Tranmere10262012 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 20
d
 
2-2F
Feb 6
14
Exeter10334012 
Jan 2
Mar 26
Mar 29
Dec 26
15
Accrington10253-111 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Apr 17
d
 
0-00-0
16
Fleetwood10253-111 
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Feb 20
17
Swindon10325-511 
Dec 1
May 8
Nov 21
Mar 20
18
Shrewsbury10325-611 
Jan 30
Oct 31
Dec 29
Apr 3
19
Colchester9243-310 
Feb 27
Nov 14
w
 
1-0F
Apr 13
20
Rotherham10244-410 
Apr 13
w
 
1-4A
Jan 19
Oct 20
21
Oldham9225-48 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Dec 19
Jan 9
22
Port Vale8224-58 
Oct 20
Jan 19
May 1
Nov 28
23
Northampton8143-37 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 6
Feb 13
l
 
1-0A
24
Crawley8125-75 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Apr 10
Dec 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Gillingham 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Gillingham3 - 0Bristol R
Gillingham2 - 0Tranmere
Gillingham1 - 1Northampton
Gillingham0 - 3Walsall
Gillingham1 - 0Shrewsbury
Gillingham1 - 4Grimsby
Gillingham2 - 0Accrington
Gillingham1 - 2Bristol R
Gillingham0 - 2Swindon
Gillingham1 - 5MK Dons
Gillingham1 - 1Fleetwood
Gillingham0 - 3Oldham
Gillingham2 - 1Tranmere
Gillingham1 - 4Bromley
Gillingham3 - 2Newport
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Gillingham1 - 1Cambridge
Gillingham2 - 2Barrow
Gillingham1 - 1Barnet
Gillingham2 - 2Crawley
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGillingham0 - 3York
HGillingham3 - 0Bristol R
HGillingham2 - 0Tranmere
AGillingham4 - 1Rochdale
AGillingham1 - 1Chesterfield
HGillingham1 - 1Northampton
AGillingham0 - 0Fleetwood
HGillingham0 - 3Walsall
HGillingham1 - 0Shrewsbury
AGillingham2 - 6Barnet
HGillingham1 - 4Grimsby
AGillingham1 - 2Cheltenham
AGillingham0 - 0Salford
HGillingham2 - 0Accrington
AGillingham2 - 2Walsall
AGillingham0 - 2Crawley
HGillingham1 - 2Bristol R
HGillingham0 - 2Swindon
AGillingham0 - 5Cambridge
HGillingham1 - 5MK Dons
Newport 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Accrington0 - 0Newport
Northampton1 - 0Newport
Salford2 - 1Newport
Bristol R5 - 3Newport
Barrow1 - 2Newport
Cheltenham1 - 0Newport
Notts C3 - 1Newport
Walsall2 - 1Newport
Barnet1 - 2Newport
Fleetwood0 - 0Newport
Salford1 - 3Newport
MK Dons1 - 0Newport
Swindon2 - 0Newport
Bristol R3 - 0Newport
Gillingham3 - 2Newport
Bromley2 - 1Newport
Colchester4 - 1Newport
Crewe2 - 2Newport
Oldham3 - 0Newport
Shrewsbury1 - 0Newport
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNewport2 - 1Grimsby
ANewport0 - 0Accrington
HNewport1 - 1Fleetwood
ANewport0 - 1Northampton
ANewport1 - 2Salford
HNewport2 - 2Tranmere
ANewport3 - 5Bristol R
HNewport3 - 0Rochdale
ANewport2 - 1Barrow
HNewport3 - 2Oldham
ANewport0 - 1Cheltenham
HNewport2 - 1Harrogate
ANewport1 - 3Notts C
HNewport0 - 2Crawley
HNewport1 - 0Shrewsbury
ANewport1 - 2Walsall
HNewport0 - 1Bromley
ANewport2 - 1Barnet
HNewport1 - 2Colchester
HNewport3 - 1Tranmere
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Gillingham since 2023
Gillingham
Newport
Goals: Scored
4
8
Games: Scored
2 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
2 / 4
GIL
1
NEW
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gillingham
Gillingham3 - 2
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 4th Newport 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Gillingham will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Newport will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Gillingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-10
Newport’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Newport
1.7
1
Attack rating
GIL
NEW
17%
better
view stats
Games scored5
6
Failed to score3
2
Scored first4
6
Goals scored11
12
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
20
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
6%
better
GIL
NEW
view stats
Games conceded5
6
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first3
1
Goals conceded9
12
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10434
A SmithR HaleN FreemanR McKenzie
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O. Wright GLK8
-
A Smith DEF101
1
-
O Beckles DEF101
2
-
L. Dobbs DEF101
3
-
N Freeman MID103
-
R McKenzie MID10
4
-
H. Waldock MID91
-
J Brophy MID1031
2
-
G McCleary FWD71
2
-
R Hale FWD1041
2
-
L. Sillah FWD72
1
-
Subs
R Luthra GLK
-
J. Daley DEF5
1
-
E Coleman MID1
-
A Little MID3
-
S. Kendall MID82
-
B Dack MID3
-
T Eaves FWD21
-
Newport League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10223
J WrightH BigginsM JacobC Norman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Wright GLK10
-
C Norman DEF101
3
-
L. Jenkins DEF10
1
-
K Cameron DEF101
-
M Jacob DEF62
1
-
M Dibley-Dias MID8
3
-
C Brennan MID101
1
-
M Adu-Poku MID6
-
H Biggins MID1022
2
-
J. Thomas MID7
1
-
C Doidge FWD822
1
-
Subs
S MacDonald GLK
-
D Sassi DEF3
-
A. Merritt DEF41
2
-
M Smith MID4
-
A Lewis MID2
-
G Garner FWD6
-
Y Bamba FWD911
-