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

Fri 3rd Apr, 15:00 BST, Banks's Stadium, Walsall

Gareth Ainsworth pays counterpart Matthew Sadler a visit on Friday afternoon in the League Two, as their Gillingham and Walsall teams face each other at the Banks's Stadium. Below there are predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and the best odds. All is accessible via the tabs below.


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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
Walsall
36%
--
Draw
30%
--
Gillingham
33%
--
Walsall 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
14%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Gillingham 1-0
13%
--
Walsall 2-0
7%
--
Walsall 2-1
7%
--
Gillingham 2-1
7%
--
Gillingham 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Walsall 3-0
3%
--
Walsall 3-1
2%
--
Gillingham 3-1
2%
--
Gillingham 3-0
2%
--
Walsall 3-2
1%
--
Gillingham 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
41%
--
BTTS - No
59%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
67%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
55%
--
Walsall win to nil
24%
--
Gillingham win to nil
22%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Walsall have played 38 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 5 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. Walsall have outscored their opponents by 46 goals to 43 goals.

Home League Performance

Walsall have played 19 games at home winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 8 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Gillingham are in 16th position in the League Two on 45 points having played 37 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Gillingham have conceded 40 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Walsall
Gillingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley38211342576 
w
 
3-1A
May 2
l
 
1-4A
d
 
2-2A
2
MK Dons38211163874 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-5A
l
 
3-2A
3
Cambridge37191262769 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
4
Notts C37207102367 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
5
Salford3821413767 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
6
Swindon38206121766 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
7
Grimsby371611101159 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
8
Chesterfield3815149859 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-1F
l
 
1-0A
9
Crewe3816913757 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
10
Walsall3816913657 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 3
11
Oldham36141391255 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-1F
12
Barnet38141212454 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
13
Colchester371411121053 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 28
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
14
Fleetwood38131213151 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
15
Accrington3713915-348 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
16
Gillingham37111214-1145 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
-
-
17
Cheltenham3711917-1942 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 14
18
Shrewsbury3811819-2241 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
May 2
d
 
3-3A
19
Bristol R3812422-2140 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
20
Tranmere389920-2036 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
21
Crawley3861319-2331 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
Mar 28
22
Newport388723-2731 
Mar 21
w
 
2-4A
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-3A
23
Harrogate387922-2830 
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
24
Barrow377822-2229 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Walsall 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Gillingham 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
37
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)
League games at Walsall since 2002
Walsall
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
23
13
Games: Scored
13 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
2 / 15
WLS
8
D
5
GIL
2
League games at Gillingham since 2001
Gillingham
Walsall
Goals: Scored
13
12
Games: Scored
8 / 16
8 / 16
Clean sheets
8 / 16
8 / 16
WLS
4
D
8
GIL
4
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Gillingham of late. It has been 8 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday afternoon against Walsall.

Walsall 10th Gillingham 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Gillingham scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Walsall have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-12
Gillingham have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Gillingham
1.1
1
Attack rating
0%
better
WLS
GIL
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Games scored25
27
Failed to score13
10
Scored first16
14
Goals scored46
43
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
12
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
17%
better
WLS
GIL
view stats
Games conceded27
29
Clean sheets11
8
Conceded first18
22
Goals conceded40
54
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+17%

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

Walsall League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
361357
A FlintD KanuC. ClarkeC. Clarke
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Flint DEF3711
6
-
C Lakin MID3612
1
1
M Roberts GLK35
1
1
C. Clarke MID3515
7
-
A Adomah FWD3453
1
-
D Kanu FWD33132
-
B Comley MID32
6
1
A Pressley FWD3172
2
-
C Barrett DEF3033
6
-
E Weir DEF3033
2
-
J Jellis MID271
3
-
V Harper MID261
4
-
J Matt FWD2622
2
-
P Farquharson DEF2551
3
-
R Browne DEF1611
2
-
H Burke DEF161
1
-
A Pattison MID122
2
-
M Hancock DEF101
2
-
R Richards MID91
-
A. Loupalo-Bi FWD8
1
-
K Lopata DEF5
2
-
S Hornby GLK4
2
-
A Chang MID4
-
J. Hollman MID3
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Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
327610
R HuttonB DackM ClarkJ Andrews
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Hutton DEF353
4
1
R McKenzie MID344
2
-
S Gale DEF3311
7
-
M Clark DEF3236
5
1
B Dack MID3271
8
-
E Coleman MID321
5
-
J Andrews FWD3031
10
-
A Smith DEF281
6
-
S Vokes FWD2821
1
-
A Rowe MID2611
4
-
A Little MID2642
5
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD263
-
G Morris GLK231
1
-
J Williams MID211
2
1
G McCleary FWD1812
1
-
J Turner GLK15
-
T. Akomeah DEF11
1
-
N Khumbeni MID111
1
-
R Hale FWD112
1
-
S Ogie DEF10
3
-
L Cirino DEF101
5
-
J Smith FWD91
-
O Beckles DEF8
3
-
C Masterson DEF62
-
C Antwi MID5
-
E Williams MID41
-
H. Waldock MID2
-