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Gillingham v Shrewsbury Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 2nd May, 15:00 BST, Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Home advantage is often beneficial in the League Two, and Gareth Ainsworth’s Gillingham will have the joy of it on Saturday afternoon. Michael Appleton’s Shrewsbury Town are their opponents at the Priestfield Stadium. Below you'll find predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all via the tabs below.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
38%
--
Draw
25%
--
Shrewsbury
37%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Gillingham 2-1
8%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
8%
--
Gillingham 1-0
8%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
8%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Gillingham 2-0
6%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Gillingham 3-1
4%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
4%
--
Gillingham 3-2
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-2
3%
--
Gillingham 3-0
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
56%
--
Away DNB
54%
--
Gillingham win to nil
18%
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Shrewsbury win to nil
18%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Gillingham have played 43 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 5 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Gillingham have outscored their opponents by 49 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

Gillingham have played 21 games at home winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 7 games. They have scored 27 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 32 goals at home.

Shrewsbury are in 19th position in the League Two on 47 points having played 43 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

14 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 41 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 20 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

34 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 7 and won 8. Shrewsbury have conceded 58 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 12 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gillingham
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley44231562584 
l
 
1-4A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
2
MK Dons43221383679 
l
 
1-5A
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-1A
3
Cambridge43211573178 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
4
Notts C43237132276 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1A
5
Swindon44229131675 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
6
Salford4323515774 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2A
7
Chesterfield43191591272 
w
 
4-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
8
Grimsby421911121668 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Barnet431813121167 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3A
10
Crewe43199151066 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
3-1A
11
Oldham431714121565 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
12
Walsall44181115465 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
13
Colchester431712141263 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
14
Fleetwood43151315-158 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
15
Bristol R4317422-1455 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
16
Accrington44141020-852 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
17
Gillingham43121417-1350 
-
-
d
 
3-3F
May 2
18
Cheltenham42131019-1849 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
19
Shrewsbury4313822-2647 
May 2
d
 
3-3A
-
-
20
Tranmere4291023-2337 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-0A
21
Crawley4381322-2437 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
22
Newport4310726-3037 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-3A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
23
Barrow449926-2936 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
24
Harrogate438926-3133 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Gillingham 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Shrewsbury 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
1
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Gillingham since 2009
Gillingham
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
10
11
Games: Scored
6 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
4 / 10
GIL
2
D
4
SHR
4
League games at Shrewsbury since 2008
Shrewsbury
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
25
14
Games: Scored
11 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
1 / 12
GIL
1
D
7
SHR
4
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Shrewsbury Town of late. It has been 7 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Gillingham.

Gillingham 17th Shrewsbury 19th
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 Gillingham will score 1 or more goals
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Shrewsbury will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Gillingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
GIL
SHR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
GIL
SHR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
387611
R HuttonB DackM ClarkJ Andrews
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Hutton DEF413
5
1
S Gale DEF3911
8
-
M Clark DEF3836
5
1
B Dack MID3871
10
-
R McKenzie MID354
2
-
J Andrews FWD3531
11
-
A Smith DEF3411
6
-
E Coleman MID321
5
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD324
-
S Vokes FWD3222
1
-
A Little MID3043
6
1
G Morris GLK281
1
-
A Rowe MID2711
5
-
J Williams MID241
2
1
G McCleary FWD2423
2
-
R Hale FWD1751
3
-
J Turner GLK16
-
N Khumbeni MID151
3
-
L Cirino DEF121
5
-
T. Akomeah DEF11
1
-
S Ogie DEF11
3
-
O Beckles DEF9
3
-
C Masterson DEF92
-
J Smith FWD91
-
C Antwi MID5
-
H. Waldock MID5
1
-
E Williams MID41
-
Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
404511
W BoyleW BoyleS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Boyle DEF4143
10
1
G Lloyd FWD4041
3
-
T Perry MID3921
10
-
I. Kabia FWD3612
4
-
S Clucas MID3425
4
-
T Sang DEF3322
5
-
L Hoole DEF3331
6
-
J Marquis FWD333
4
-
T McDermott MID3211
8
1
A Scully FWD3032
1
-
S Stubbs DEF2821
6
-
T Anderson DEF2611
4
-
J Ruffels DEF2512
2
1
W. Brook GLK18
1
-
I. Morgan FWD183
3
-
M Cox GLK17
1
-
K Berkoe DEF152
3
-
M Benning DEF152
4
-
N Freeman MID151
1
-
I. England MID141
1
-
T. Ogunsugi FWD122
1
-
B Ihionvien FWD92
5
-
T. Ojinaka DEF4
-
W. Gray MID3
-