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

Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Saturday afternoon sees Gareth Ainsworth’s Gillingham and Grant Lee’s Walsall go head to head in a League Two battle at the Priestfield Stadium. For every League Two match, KickOff delves into the statistics for seventeen major betting markets. Key stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then brought forward alongside the best odds.

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Gillingham's next match is v Fleetwood at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
Walsall's next match is v Grimsby at 12:30 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English League Two meeting between Gillingham and Walsall was on Saturday 15th August 2026
English League Two
August 15th 2026
Gillingham 0
3 Walsall
 
81' I. Moore
89' J. Connolly
90' A. Pressley
 
GIL
WLS
Shots On
7
5
Shots Off
7
5
Corners
6
9
Possession
44%
56%
Fouls
12
8
Yellow/red cards
4/0
2/0
 
GillinghamWalsall
 
L. Gordon (L. Dobbs 37')
A. Smith
O. Beckles
K. Harris (G. McCleary 72')
A. Little (R. McKenzie 31')
Z. Albarus
J. Brophy
N. Freeman
W. Goodwin (S. Palmer-Houlden 72')
R. Hale
A. Maynard-Brewer
J. MacAulay Ward
(H. Burke 74') M. Hancock
football iconJ. Connolly
S. Sprangler
(I. Moore 60') C. Crew
(C. Clarke 60') L. Simper
(T. Sodje 67') A. Dallas
R. Smith
(R. Dixon 46') E. Ahui
D. Skura
football iconA. Pressley

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't believe there is a clear favourite to win this match, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Gillingham and Walsall have delivered a lot of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance statistics point towards more of the same. We have confidence in 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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Gillingham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
40%
11/8
5%
23/20
2%
Draw
26%
11/512/5
Walsall
34%
21/10
5%
23/10
6%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
Gillingham 1-0
10%
7/16/1
8%
Walsall 1-0
9%
17/2
5%
15/2
Gillingham 2-1
8%
17/27/1
Walsall 2-1
8%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
Draw 0-0
8%
8/117/2
6%
Gillingham 2-0
7%
10/18/1
6%
Walsall 2-0
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
Gillingham 3-1
4%
20/1
12%
14/1
Walsall 3-1
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
9%
Gillingham 3-0
3%
22/1
11%
14/1
Walsall 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Gillingham 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Walsall 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
21/2019/20
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
3/43/4
1%
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6
4%
3/4
1%
Away 1st Goal
46%
11/10
2%
13/10
3%
No 1st Goal
5%
8/117/2
6%
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/54/5
2%
BTTS - No
48%
10/1119/20
2%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4/1
10%
10/3
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
16%
11/25/1
8%
Home/draw
66%
4/11
2%
3/10
Away/draw
60%
8/15
3%
7/10
2%
Home/away
74%
4/113/10
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/33/10
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
9/49/4
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
5/212/5
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/72/7
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/111/2
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/121/11
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/331/66
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/117/2
Home DNB
58%
4/6
3%
8/15
2%
Away DNB
53%
11/10
5%
11/8
3%
Gillingham win to nil
22%
3/1
7%
-
Walsall win to nil
18%
9/2
8%
-
Gillingham / Gillingham
22%
3/1
6%
9/4
5%
Gillingham / Walsall
3%
28/122/1
12%
Gillingham / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Gillingham
14%
9/2
10%
17/4
Draw / Walsall
12%
11/2
7%
6/1
13%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/14/1
Walsall / Gillingham
4%
25/1
13%
18/1
10%
Walsall / Walsall
16%
15/44/1
Walsall / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Gillingham
Walsall
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Newport110033 
Oct 3
Apr 27
May 8
Dec 1
2
Walsall110033 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 6
-
-
3
Barnet110023 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Nov 14
Feb 27
4
Oldham110023 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Oct 20
Jan 19
5
Tranmere110023 
Sep 12
Feb 20
Apr 24
Sep 26
6
York110013 
Apr 24
Sep 26
Mar 20
Nov 21
7
Cheltenham110013 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Jan 1
Mar 26
8
Fleetwood110013 
Mar 13
Aug 22
Apr 13
Oct 10
9
Crewe110013 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Feb 9
Sep 1
10
Grimsby110013 
Oct 24
Jan 23
Aug 22
Mar 13
11
Colchester101001 
Feb 27
Nov 14
Jan 30
Oct 31
12
Accrington101001 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Aug 29
Feb 6
13
Northampton101001 
Aug 29
Feb 6
Nov 28
May 1
14
Swindon101001 
Dec 1
May 8
Jan 16
Oct 17
15
Bristol R1001-10 
Sep 19
Apr 17
Mar 29
Dec 26
16
Rotherham1001-10 
Apr 13
Oct 10
Apr 10
Dec 12
17
Chesterfield1001-10 
Feb 9
Sep 1
Dec 29
Apr 3
18
Crawley1001-10 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Oct 3
Apr 27
19
Exeter1001-10 
Jan 2
Mar 26
Feb 13
Sep 5
20
Salford1001-20 
May 1
Nov 28
Oct 26
Jan 23
21
Port Vale1001-20 
Oct 20
Jan 19
Sep 19
Apr 17
22
Shrewsbury1001-20 
Jan 30
Oct 31
Dec 19
Jan 9
23
Rochdale1001-30 
Feb 13
Sep 5
Sep 12
Feb 20
24
Gillingham1001-30 
-
-
Mar 6
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Gillingham 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Walsall 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Gillingham have not lost to Walsall in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Gillingham since 2001
Gillingham
Walsall
Goals: Scored
13
12
Games: Scored
8 / 16
8 / 16
Clean sheets
8 / 16
8 / 16
GIL
4
D
8
WLS
4
League games at Walsall since 2002
Walsall
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
25
15
Games: Scored
14 / 16
12 / 16
Clean sheets
4 / 16
2 / 16
GIL
2
D
6
WLS
8
Goal Statistics
Gillingham 24th Walsall 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Gillingham have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
+19
Walsall have scored 19% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
0%
better
GIL
WLS
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
0%
better
GIL
WLS
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 Walsall League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
A Maynard-BrewerA Smith
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Maynard-Brewer GLK1
-
A Smith DEF1
1
-
L Gordon DEF1
-
N Freeman DEF1
-
O Beckles MID1
-
A Little MID1
-
Z. Albarus MID1
-
K Harris MID1
1
-
J Brophy FWD1
-
R Hale FWD1
1
-
W Goodwin FWD1
-
Subs
T Holtam GLK
-
C. McManus DEF
-
L. Dobbs DEF1
-
G McCleary MID1
-
R McKenzie MID1
1
-
C Antwi MID
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD1
-
Walsall League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
J WardJ ConnollyC. ClarkeE Ahui
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ward GLK1
-
E Ahui DEF1
1
-
D Skura DEF1
-
J Connolly DEF11
-
M Hancock DEF1
-
L Simper MID1
-
C. Crew MID1
1
-
S Sprangler MID1
-
R Smith MID1
-
A Dallas FWD1
-
A Pressley FWD11
-
Subs
J. Kirloy GLK
-
H Burke DEF1
-
R. Dixon DEF1
-
I. Moore MID11
-
C. Clarke MID11
-
T. Sodje FWD1
-
A Adomah FWD
-