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

Sat 22nd Mar, 15:00 BST, Priestfield Stadium (Gillingham, Kent),

We’ve League Two action to enjoy on Saturday afternoon, as John Coleman and his Gillingham side host Matthew Sadler’s Walsall at the Priestfield Stadium (Gillingham, Kent). We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a well-informed wager is shown below. Switch between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for it all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Gillingham and Walsall combined during 90 mins. Recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to our prediction, and we think there's a 78% chance of it being a winning tip. The top price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.25.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 40% chance of Walsall coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
32%
9/5
18%
21/10
Draw
28%
21/10
9%
23/10
3%
Walsall
40%
31/20
21%
13/10
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Walsall 1-0
12%
6/1
13%
11/2
Gillingham 1-0
11%
13/2
32%
13/2
Draw 0-0
10%
13/2
32%
6/1
7%
Walsall 2-1
8%
9/1
11%
15/2
Walsall 2-0
7%
11/1
9%
8/1
5%
Gillingham 2-1
7%
10/1
8%
9/1
Gillingham 2-0
6%
12/1
24%
11/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
31%
12/1
Walsall 3-1
3%
22/1
35%
16/1
13%
Walsall 3-0
3%
25/1
37%
16/1
Gillingham 3-1
3%
25/120/1
Gillingham 3-0
2%
28/1
15%
25/1
13%
Walsall 3-2
2%
40/1
58%
22/1
Gillingham 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
27/20
24%
6/5
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
4/7
17%
8/13
3%
Home 1st Goal
45%
6/5
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
10/11
14%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
13/2
32%
-
BTTS - Yes
47%
1/1
16%
19/20
2%
BTTS - No
53%
8/11
14%
3/4
4%
BTTS - Home Win
13%
11/211/2
8%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
4%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/1
39%
4/1
4%
Home/draw
60%
1/2
12%
3/5
Away/draw
68%
2/5
8%
7/20
1%
Home/away
72%
4/11
5%
1/3
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
4/9
12%
2/5
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
13/8
25%
7/4
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
7/2
38%
3/1
7%
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
2/11
11%
2/9
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
10/1
69%
7/1
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/20
5%
1/16
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
22/1
77%
16/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/80
3%
1/80
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/12
3%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/1
27%
13/2
6%
Home DNB
52%
10/11
20%
23/20
Away DNB
59%
4/5
18%
8/13
Gillingham win to nil
19%
10/3
28%
-
Walsall win to nil
24%
3/1
7%
-
Gillingham / Gillingham
17%
15/4
14%
4/1
4%
Gillingham / Walsall
3%
28/1
26%
20/1
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Gillingham
13%
5/1
20%
11/2
Draw / Walsall
14%
5/1
9%
17/4
Draw / Draw
18%
10/3
21%
17/5
4%
Walsall / Gillingham
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Walsall / Walsall
20%
10/3
24%
13/5
Walsall / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Gillingham have played 36 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 6 and won 7. Gillingham have conceded 32 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Gillingham have played 18 games at home, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Walsall lay in 1st place on 69 points in the League Two league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 37 games against teams below them in the table, winning 20, drawing 9 and losing 8 games. They have scored 67 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Walsall have conceded 43 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Walsall have played 18 away games, winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gillingham
Walsall
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall Away3720982469 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
-
-
2
Bradford3719991766 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
3
AFC Wim37189102363 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
4
Doncaster37189101063 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
5
Notts C371710101761 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
6
Port Vale36161371061 
w
 
1-0F
May 3
Apr 5
w
 
0-1F
7
Colchester37141671258 
Apr 1
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1F
8
Crewe3714158757 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
May 3
9
Grimsby3717515-356 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3F
w
 
1-4F
10
Salford37141112353 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-2F
11
Bromley37131311352 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
12
Chesterfield36149131451 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 8
w
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
13
Cheltenham37131113-350 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
14
Fleetwood37121312349 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-6F
l
 
2-0A
15
Swindon37111412047 
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-4F
16
Newport3713717-1346 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 21
17
Barrow3612816-344 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
18
MK Dons3612618-742 
Apr 12
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-2A
l
 
1-0A
19
Gillingham Home3611916-842 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
20
Accrington37101017-1040 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
21
Harrogate3711719-1940 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 29
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
22
Tranmere3781217-2736 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
23
Morecambe378623-2330 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
24
Carlisle366921-2727 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Walsall have drawn 3 consecutive away league games
5
Walsall have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Gillingham 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Walsall 1ST
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Walsall have not lost to Gillingham in 9 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Gillingham since 2001
Gillingham
Walsall
Goals: Scored
12
12
Games: Scored
7 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
7 / 14
GIL
3
D
7
WLS
4
League games at Walsall since 2002
Walsall
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
23
13
Games: Scored
13 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
2 / 15
GIL
2
D
5
WLS
8
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Gillingham of late. It has been 16 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Walsall.

Gillingham 19th Walsall 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% 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
-9
Gillingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Walsall’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
1.1
1.3
Attack rating
GIL
WLS
38%
better
view stats
Games scored24
31
Failed to score12
6
Scored first18
25
Goals scored31
67
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.8
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for12
19
Avg. XG for1
1.7
KickOff rating
+38%
Defence rating
5%
better
GIL
WLS
view stats
Games conceded23
25
Clean sheets13
12
Conceded first15
11
Goals conceded39
43
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against13%
20%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+5%

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

Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
337410
M EhmerJ ClarkeM ClarkM Ehmer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Ehmer DEF35
9
1
R Hutton DEF342
6
-
M Clark DEF3014
5
-
R McKenzie MID2961
3
-
A Little MID2922
10
-
J Nolan FWD2912
1
-
G Morris GLK28
1
-
J Clarke MID2871
6
-
S Ogie DEF27
5
-
E Nevitt FWD2722
6
-
J Gbode FWD261
4
-
E Coleman MID19
4
1
O Hawkins FWD19
1
-
J Williams MID1811
1
-
C Masterson DEF1411
1
-
B Dack MID14
4
-
J Wakeling FWD1311
1
-
S Gale DEF121
5
-
M. Wyllie FWD121
-
J Andrews FWD11
1
-
J Morgan FWD101
2
-
J Turner GLK9
1
-
A Smith DEF9
1
-
A Rowe MID91
3
-
N Khumbeni MID8
1
-
E Williams MID7
1
-
D. Corness MID4
1
-
A. Agbinane FWD4
-
Walsall League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3712912
C BarrettJ MattC BarrettC Barrett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Barrett DEF379
12
-
D Okagbue DEF3623
10
-
L Gordon DEF3621
10
-
T Allen DEF3677
3
1
R Stirk MID3613
2
-
T. Simkim GLK35
3
-
J Jellis MID3452
9
-
J Matt FWD34122
7
-
A Adomah FWD3354
3
-
C Lakin MID3221
2
-
H Williams DEF253
6
-
O McEntee DEF231
6
-
J Earing MID202
-
D Johnson FWD194
-
B Comley MID16
1
-
E Weir DEF103
1
-
L Amantchi FWD92
-
J Gordon FWD81
1
-
E Harrison FWD831
1
-
G Hall MID711
-
D Daniels DEF6
1
-
P Farquharson DEF3
1
-
E. Wheatley FWD3
-
S Hornby GLK2
-
N Asiimwe DEF2
-