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

AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham

Rotherham United are in League Two action on Saturday afternoon, as Alex Bruce aims to beat Gareth Ainsworth and his Gillingham side at the AESSEAL New York Stadium. We've got odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for the 17 biggest betting markets plus predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for both teams. You can access it all using the tabs below.

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Rotherham United's next match is v Fleetwood at 12:30 on Saturday 17th October
Gillingham's next match is v Accrington at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
The last English League Two meeting between Rotherham and Gillingham was on Saturday 10th October 2026
English League Two
October 10th 2026
Rotherham 1
4 Gillingham
 
P. Mullin 17'34' R. Hale
60' L. Sillah
67' R. Hale
89' T. Eaves
 
RTH
GIL
Shots On
5
4
Shots Off
3
4
Corners
2
2
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
16
13
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
RotherhamGillingham
 
K. Ngwenya
D. Hall
J. Austerfield (T. Bradshaw 61')
O. Ashley (J. Jellis 46')
K. Spence (A. Nemane 68')
P. Mullinfootball icon
J. Eyestone
S. Aljofree
D. Iorfa (J. Fitzgerald 84')
J. Buyabu
B. Cover
O. Wright
A. Smith
O. Beckles
(J. Daley 83') L. Dobbs
(E. Coleman 77') A. Little
R. McKenzie
J. Brophy
N. Freeman
(B. Dack 78') H. Waldock
(S. Kendall 82') football iconfootball iconR. Hale
(T. Eaves 82') football iconL. Sillah

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Rotherham and Gillingham will score at least a couple of between them during 90 minutes. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 76%. Bookmakers have it 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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rotherham
43%
1/1
5%
-
Draw
25%
23/10
3%
-
Gillingham
33%
13/5
4%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Rotherham 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
Rotherham 1-0
9%
7/1
7%
-
Gillingham 1-0
8%
10/1-
Gillingham 2-1
8%
12/1-
Rotherham 2-0
7%
9/1
11%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
9/1-
Gillingham 2-0
5%
18/1
10%
-
Rotherham 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Rotherham 3-0
4%
18/1
12%
-
Gillingham 3-1
3%
28/1
15%
-
Rotherham 3-2
3%
25/1-
Gillingham 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
-
Gillingham 3-0
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/10
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
57%
8/11
4%
-
BTTS - No
43%
1/1
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/3
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
9%
-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
6/1
7%
-
Home/draw
68%
2/7
3%
-
Away/draw
57%
4/5
6%
-
Home/away
75%
1/3
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
12/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
3/10-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
6/1
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/10
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1-
Home DNB
60%
4/9
3%
-
Away DNB
50%
13/8
4%
-
Rotherham win to nil
21%
5/2
3%
-
Gillingham win to nil
16%
11/2
7%
-
Rotherham / Rotherham
26%
9/4
5%
-
Rotherham / Gillingham
3%
28/1
15%
-
Rotherham / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Rotherham
17%
4/1-
Draw / Gillingham
10%
7/1
6%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Gillingham / Rotherham
4%
22/1-
Gillingham / Gillingham
14%
5/1
8%
-
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win League Two table

Rotherham have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league. Rotherham are unbeaten at home after 4 games and have kept zero clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Rotherham have conceded 11 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Rotherham have played 4 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Gillingham lay in 10th place on 13 points in the League Two league table having played 9 matches. Gillingham are unbeaten in 5 games against teams below them in the league and kept 3 clean sheets out of 5 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 7 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Gillingham have conceded 2 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Gillingham have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rotherham
Gillingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Salford10613519 
d
 
3-3A
Feb 20
May 1
Nov 28
2
Barnet8530918 
May 8
Dec 1
Dec 29
Apr 3
3
Crewe10460518 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 24
Nov 21
Mar 20
4
Gillingham10442516 
l
 
1-4F
Apr 13
-
-
5
York9432615 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 13
Apr 24
l
 
3-0A
6
Walsall9360615 
Dec 12
Apr 10
l
 
0-3A
Mar 6
7
Chesterfield10433315 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 6
Feb 9
d
 
1-1A
8
Cheltenham10433015 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
Dec 19
Jan 9
9
Bristol R10505-215 
Feb 13
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 17
10
Rochdale10424-114 
Dec 26
Mar 29
Feb 13
w
 
1-4F
11
Grimsby10343213 
Mar 20
Nov 21
Oct 24
Jan 23
12
Newport10343113 
Oct 20
Jan 19
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 27
13
Tranmere10262012 
Feb 9
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 20
14
Exeter10334012 
Apr 27
l
 
1-0A
Jan 2
Mar 26
15
Accrington10253-111 
Apr 3
Dec 29
Jan 16
Oct 17
16
Fleetwood10253-111 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
17
Swindon10325-511 
Jan 30
Oct 31
Dec 1
May 8
18
Shrewsbury10325-611 
Oct 24
Jan 23
Jan 30
Oct 31
19
Colchester9243-310 
Mar 26
Jan 1
Feb 27
Nov 14
20
Rotherham10244-410 
-
-
Apr 13
w
 
1-4A
21
Oldham9225-48 
Nov 28
May 1
Apr 10
Dec 12
22
Port Vale8224-58 
Jan 9
Dec 19
Oct 20
Jan 19
23
Northampton8143-37 
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 6
24
Crawley8125-75 
Nov 14
Feb 27
Mar 29
Dec 26
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Rotherham 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Gillingham 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Rotherham have beaten Gillingham in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Rotherham since 2002
Rotherham
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
28
17
Games: Scored
12 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
1 / 13
RTH
7
D
2
GIL
4
League games at Gillingham since 2001
Gillingham
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
21
15
Games: Scored
10 / 14
9 / 14
Clean sheets
5 / 14
4 / 14
RTH
4
D
3
GIL
7
Goal Statistics
Rotherham 20th Gillingham 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Rotherham will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Rotherham have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
-17
Gillingham have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Rotherham
PG (predicted goals)
Gillingham
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
8%
better
RTH
GIL
view stats
Games scored7
5
Failed to score2
4
Scored first3
4
Goals scored11
11
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
RTH
GIL
35%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
5
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first6
3
Goals conceded12
9
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
10
Conversion rate against16%
10%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+35%

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

Rotherham League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10533
D HallP MullinK SpenceJ Buyabu
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Eyestone GLK5
1
-
D Hall DEF10
1
-
S Aljofree DEF10
2
-
D Iorfa DEF4
2
-
K Ngwenya DEF8
1
-
O Ashley MID81
1
-
B Cover MID81
2
-
J Buyabu MID101
3
-
J Austerfield MID81
3
-
K Spence MID83
1
-
P Mullin FWD105
-
Subs
T Cann GLK5
-
J Rafferty DEF4
-
J. Fitzgerald MID6
1
-
J Jellis MID2
-
H Douglas MID1
-
T Bradshaw FWD101
1
-
A Nemane FWD71
-
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
-
A Little MID3
-
R McKenzie MID10
4
-
J Brophy MID1031
2
-
H. Waldock FWD91
-
L. Sillah FWD72
1
-
R Hale FWD1041
2
-
Subs
R Luthra GLK
-
J. Daley DEF5
1
-
E Coleman MID1
-
C Antwi MID3
-
S. Kendall MID82
-
B Dack MID3
-
T Eaves FWD21
-
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