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

Sat 29th Nov, 15:00 BST, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

We’ve League Two action to look forward to on Saturday afternoon, as Michael Appleton and his Shrewsbury Town side host Gareth Ainsworth’s Gillingham at the Montgomery Waters Meadow. Analysing both teams' last 20 League Two matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals simply means there there will be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by Shrewsbury and Gillingham during the standard 90 mins. It's a bet the statistics below and the odds both suggest is worth considering, and an outcome that we've seen head to head clashes between these sides has produced in the past. Without a strong favourite to win the game, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5 goals.

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 37% chance of Gillingham coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shrewsbury
34%
13/10
2%
5/4
Draw
29%
21/10
3%
2/1
Gillingham
37%
2/1
4%
15/8
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
Gillingham 1-0
13%
15/2
7%
13/2
Shrewsbury 1-0
12%
6/1
6%
11/2
Draw 0-0
11%
7/16/1
Gillingham 2-1
8%
10/1
10%
9/1
Gillingham 2-0
7%
14/1
8%
11/1
Shrewsbury 2-1
7%
17/2
9%
15/2
Shrewsbury 2-0
6%
10/1
15%
17/2
Draw 2-2
4%
14/112/1
Gillingham 3-1
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Gillingham 3-0
3%
33/1
12%
22/1
Shrewsbury 3-1
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
Shrewsbury 3-0
2%
22/1
21%
18/1
Gillingham 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Shrewsbury 3-2
1%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
6/5
6%
23/20
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
13/20
5%
8/13
Home 1st Goal
45%
10/11
7%
10/11
Away 1st Goal
47%
6/5
5%
6/5
No 1st Goal
8%
7/16/1
BTTS - Yes
44%
5/610/11
BTTS - No
56%
5/64/5
BTTS - Home Win
13%
9/2
8%
19/5
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/217/5
BTTS - Away Win
14%
11/2
8%
5/1
Home/draw
63%
4/11
6%
4/11
Away/draw
66%
4/7
7%
4/7
Home/away
71%
4/111/3
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
4/112/5
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
2/19/5
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
3/129/10
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
2/92/9
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
8/113/2
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/141/14
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
18/114/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/501/100
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/141/14
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
8/113/2
Home DNB
54%
4/6
5%
13/20
Away DNB
58%
11/10
9%
11/10
Shrewsbury win to nil
21%
11/4
8%
-
Gillingham win to nil
24%
4/1
13%
-
Shrewsbury / Shrewsbury
21%
3/1
11%
27/10
Shrewsbury / Gillingham
3%
33/125/1
Shrewsbury / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Shrewsbury
15%
9/29/2
Draw / Gillingham
12%
11/2
8%
11/2
Draw / Draw
18%
15/410/3
Gillingham / Shrewsbury
3%
28/122/1
Gillingham / Gillingham
17%
4/1
10%
18/5
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Shrewsbury have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 22nd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Shrewsbury have conceded 26 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Shrewsbury have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Gillingham lay in 7th place on 27 points in the League Two league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 13 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Gillingham have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Gillingham have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shrewsbury
Gillingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall171025832 
Feb 28
Dec 13
w
 
1-0F
Apr 3
2
Swindon17944631 
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
Mar 17
Jan 1
3
Bromley17863830 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
4
MK Dons178541429 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 24
Jan 10
l
 
3-2A
5
Notts C17845928 
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
6
Chesterfield17773428 
Dec 20
Mar 7
w
 
4-1F
Feb 17
7
Gillingham17764627 
Nov 29
May 2
-
-
8
Crewe17836427 
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
9
Grimsby17755826 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
10
Cambridge17755326 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
Dec 26
Mar 14
11
Fleetwood17755226 
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
Mar 7
Dec 20
12
Salford17827-226 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 4
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
13
Colchester17665524 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
Dec 29
Dec 6
14
Barnet17665324 
Jan 31
w
 
1-3A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
15
Oldham17584423 
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
16
Tranmere17485220 
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
17
Barrow17548-519 
Jan 10
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 13
Feb 28
18
Accrington17467-218 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
19
Crawley17458-717 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
Mar 28
20
Bristol R175210-1517 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
21
Cheltenham175210-1617 
Mar 14
Dec 26
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
22
Shrewsbury17449-1316 
-
-
May 2
Nov 29
23
Harrogate174310-1115 
Jan 17
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
24
Newport173212-1511 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
Jan 17
w
 
1-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Shrewsbury have won 3 consecutive home league games
3
Shrewsbury have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive home league games
Shrewsbury 22ND
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Gillingham 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
Draw
12
L
4
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Shrewsbury have not lost to Gillingham in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Shrewsbury since 2008
Shrewsbury
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
22
11
Games: Scored
10 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
1 / 11
SHR
4
D
6
GIL
1
League games at Gillingham since 2009
Gillingham
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
10
11
Games: Scored
6 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
4 / 10
SHR
4
D
4
GIL
2
Goal Statistics
Shrewsbury 22nd Gillingham 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-37
Shrewsbury have scored 37% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
Gillingham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Shrewsbury
PG (predicted goals)
Gillingham
1.1
1.1
Attack rating
SHR
GIL
33%
better
view stats
Games scored11
15
Failed to score6
2
Scored first4
7
Goals scored15
23
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
15
Avg. XG for1
1.5
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
SHR
GIL
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
12
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded28
17
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against19%
11%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%

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

Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17246
S StubbsW BoyleS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Stubbs DEF171
3
-
W Boyle DEF1721
5
1
S Clucas MID1724
1
-
T Sang DEF16
5
-
T Perry MID16
4
-
J Marquis FWD161
2
-
L Hoole DEF15
3
-
G Lloyd FWD141
2
-
T Anderson DEF12
3
-
T McDermott MID1211
3
1
I. Kabia FWD1212
2
-
A Scully FWD122
1
-
W. Brook GLK9
1
-
I. England MID91
-
C Aneke FWD81
3
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
J Ruffels DEF51
1
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-
M Benning DEF2
1
-
Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17536
R HuttonB DackR HuttonJ Andrews
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Hutton DEF173
2
1
R McKenzie MID171
1
-
S Gale MID1611
5
-
J Andrews FWD163
6
-
A Smith DEF151
4
-
M Clark DEF1522
3
1
B Dack MID155
4
-
E Coleman MID15
4
-
E Nevitt FWD151
5
-
G Morris GLK141
1
-
J Williams MID131
2
1
A Rowe MID13
1
-
S Vokes FWD1311
1
-
A Little MID921
1
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD81
-
N Khumbeni MID71
1
-
M. Wyllie FWD71
-
S Ogie DEF6
1
-
L Cirino DEF51
2
-
G McCleary FWD5
1
-
J Smith FWD51
-
J Turner GLK4
-
C Masterson DEF2
-
T. Akomeah DEF1
-