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

Sat 15th Aug, 15:00 BST, Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Grant Lee pays counterpart Gareth Ainsworth a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League Two, as their Walsall and Gillingham sides face each other at the Priestfield Stadium. All the odds are delivered straight from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to League Two match data, including head-to-head performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our top tip on this fixture, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Gillingham and Walsall's current form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.30.

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 45% 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
45%
21/2023/20
2%
Draw
26%
12/512/5
Walsall
29%
9/423/10
3%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/219/4
Gillingham 1-0
11%
13/26/1
8%
Gillingham 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Walsall 1-0
8%
9/115/2
6%
Gillingham 2-0
8%
9/18/1
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
9/117/2
6%
Walsall 2-1
7%
11/19/1
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/1
Walsall 2-0
5%
16/112/1
Gillingham 3-1
5%
16/114/1
Gillingham 3-0
4%
18/114/1
Walsall 3-1
3%
28/120/1
9%
Gillingham 3-2
3%
28/120/1
Walsall 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Walsall 3-0
2%
40/125/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
1/119/20
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
4/53/4
1%
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/113/4
1%
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/413/10
3%
No 1st Goal
4%
9/117/2
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/54/5
4%
BTTS - No
47%
10/1119/20
2%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/310/3
3%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/416/5
BTTS - Away Win
14%
11/25/1
8%
Home/draw
71%
1/33/10
Away/draw
55%
8/117/10
3%
Home/away
74%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
3/103/10
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
12/59/4
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
5/212/5
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
2/72/7
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/111/2
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/101/11
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/112/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/331/66
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/161/25
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/117/2
Home DNB
63%
8/158/15
2%
Away DNB
47%
11/811/8
3%
Gillingham win to nil
25%
5/2-
Walsall win to nil
15%
5/1-
Gillingham / Gillingham
24%
12/59/4
5%
Gillingham / Walsall
3%
28/122/1
12%
Gillingham / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Gillingham
15%
4/117/4
Draw / Walsall
11%
13/26/1
6%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/14/1
4%
Walsall / Gillingham
4%
22/118/1
10%
Walsall / Walsall
15%
9/24/1
5%
Walsall / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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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
Newport000000 
Oct 3
Apr 27
May 8
Dec 1
2
Colchester000000 
Feb 27
Nov 14
Jan 30
Oct 31
3
Walsall000000 
Aug 15
Mar 6
-
-
4
Crewe000000 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Feb 9
Sep 1
5
York000000 
Apr 24
Sep 26
Mar 20
Nov 21
6
Salford000000 
May 1
Nov 28
Oct 26
Jan 23
7
Rotherham000000 
Apr 13
Oct 10
Apr 10
Dec 12
8
Shrewsbury000000 
Jan 30
Oct 31
Dec 19
Jan 9
9
Exeter000000 
Jan 2
Mar 26
Feb 13
Sep 5
10
Grimsby000000 
Oct 24
Jan 23
Aug 22
Mar 13
11
Tranmere000000 
Sep 12
Feb 20
Apr 24
Sep 26
12
Crawley000000 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Oct 3
Apr 27
13
Oldham000000 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Oct 20
Jan 19
14
Northampton000000 
Aug 29
Feb 6
Nov 28
May 1
15
Bristol R000000 
Sep 19
Apr 17
Mar 29
Dec 26
16
Rochdale000000 
Feb 13
Sep 5
Sep 12
Feb 20
17
Chesterfield000000 
Feb 9
Sep 1
Dec 29
Apr 3
18
Swindon000000 
Dec 1
May 8
Jan 16
Oct 17
19
Gillingham000000 
-
-
Mar 6
Aug 15
20
Fleetwood000000 
Mar 13
Aug 22
Apr 13
Oct 10
21
Barnet000000 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Nov 14
Feb 27
22
Port Vale000000 
Oct 20
Jan 19
Sep 19
Apr 17
23
Cheltenham000000 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Jan 1
Mar 26
24
Accrington000000 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Aug 29
Feb 6
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Gillingham 19TH
league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Walsall 3RD
league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gillingham
Gillingham1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 3Walsall
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Walsall
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Gillingham2 - 1
0 - 1Walsall
Gillingham3 - 0
0 - 1Walsall
Gillingham2 - 0
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Walsall
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Walsall4 - 1
Walsall2 - 0
Walsall2 - 1
0 - 1Gillingham
1 - 2Gillingham
Walsall3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Walsall2 - 1
Walsall2 - 0
Walsall2 - 1
Walsall1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Gillingham's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Walsall have conceded in each of their last 8 League Two outings. A PG of 1.5 for G. Ainsworth's side suggests that run should continue.

Gillingham 19th Walsall 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Gillingham will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
1.5
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
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L. MacLorg GLK
-
O. Wright GLK
-
T Holtam GLK
-
S Gale DEF
-
L Gordon DEF
-
A Smith DEF
-
O Beckles DEF
-
J Brophy MID
-
K Harris MID
-
Z. Albarus MID
-
B Dack MID
-
R McKenzie MID
-
A Little MID
-
N Khumbeni MID
-
E Coleman MID
-
C Antwi MID
-
H. Waldock MID
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD
-
R Hale FWD
-
G McCleary FWD
-
W Goodwin FWD
-
Walsall League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ward GLK
-
J. Kirloy GLK
-
E Ahui DEF
-
H Williams DEF
-
R Browne DEF
-
R Leak DEF
-
D Skura DEF
-
J Connolly DEF
-
M Hancock DEF
-
H Burke DEF
-
I. Moore MID
-
L Simper MID
-
S Sprangler MID
-
A Pattison MID
-
V Harper MID
-
R Maher MID
-
C. Clarke MID
-
A Dallas FWD
-
A Adomah FWD
-
A Pressley FWD
-
T. Sodje FWD
-