ENGLAND LEAGUE TWO
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Bescot Stadium
Referee: W. Davis
Walsall
Match Timeline
Gillingham
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
21'
A. Loupalo-Bi · Assist: C. Clarke
Walsall
🔄
38'
A. Pattison ↔ C. Lakin
Walsall
50'
R. Hale · Assist: G. McCleary
Gillingham
🟨
52'
Bradley Dack
Gillingham
63'
S. Palmer-Houlden
Gillingham
🔄
64'
J. Jellis ↔ D. Kanu
Walsall
66'
D. Kanu
Walsall
🔄
69'
S. Palmer-Houlden ↔ J. Andrews
Gillingham
🔄
74'
A. Loupalo-Bi ↔ A. Adomah
Walsall
🔄
82'
H. Waldock ↔ J. Williams
Gillingham
🟨
90+4'
Sam Gale
Gillingham

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Walsall Win 0%
Draw 0%
Gillingham Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Walsall1.36
Gillingham1.11
Recent Form (Last 5)
Walsall Walsall
WWDLW
55 GF / 47 GA
Gillingham Gillingham
WLDWL
45 GF / 59 GA
Key Stats
1.28
Average Goals Scored
1.13
1.09
Average Goals Conceded
1.48
21
BTTS Yes
22
19
Over 2.5
17
3.81
Shots on Goal
4.23

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Walsall Walsall 43 matches
Gillingham Gillingham 40 matches
Walsall Statistic Gillingham
19 Wins 11
10 Draws 13
14 Losses 16
55 Goals For 45
47 Goals Against 59
1.28 Avg Goals Scored 1.13
1.09 Avg Goals Conceded 1.48
21 BTTS Yes 22
29 Over 1.5 28
19 Over 2.5 17
9 Over 3.5 11
13 Clean Sheets 8
13 Failed To Score 11
3.81 Shots On Goal 4.23
11.12 Total Shots 13.23
4.4 Corners 5.26
39.5% Ball Possession 47.3%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Walsall won 5 times, Gillingham won 3 times, while 7 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 19:12 from Walsall's perspective. 6 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 8 matches, with an average of 2.07 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Walsall 4-3-3 / Gillingham 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Walsall wins 5, draws 7, Gillingham wins 3
Stats
Walsall Walsall
Gillingham Gillingham
Shots on Goal
4
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
4
Shots off Goal
6
Blocked Shots
2
Blocked Shots
2
5 Corner Kicks 3
6 Fouls 17
2 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
10 Total Shots 12
4 Shots on Goal 4
4 Shots off Goal 6
2 Blocked Shots 2
6 Shots insidebox 8
4 Shots outsidebox 4
2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
375 Total passes 265
257 Passes accurate 154
0 expected_goals 0
🟨 0 Yellow Cards 2 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Walsall
Formation
Gillingham
M. Roberts
M. Roberts
R. Browne
R. Browne
P. Farquharson
P. Farquharson
H. Burke
H. Burke
M. Hancock
M. Hancock
A. Pattison
A. Pattison
B. Comley
B. Comley
J. Jellis
J. Jellis
A. Loupalo-Bi
A. Loupalo-Bi
A. Pressley
A. Pressley
C. Clarke
🎯
C. Clarke
G. Morris
G. Morris
R. Hutton
R. Hutton
A. Smith
A. Smith
S. Gale
S. Gale
M. Clark
M. Clark
H. Waldock
H. Waldock
N. Khumbeni
N. Khumbeni
G. McCleary
🎯
G. McCleary
B. Dack
B. Dack
R. Hale
R. Hale
S. Palmer-Houlden
S. Palmer-Houlden
Walsall 4-3-3
Starting XI
1
M. Roberts
G
33
R. Browne
D
6
P. Farquharson
D
5
H. Burke
3
M. Hancock
D
23
A. Pattison
↓ 38'
M
14
B. Comley
M
22
J. Jellis
↓ 64'
M
11
A. Loupalo-Bi
⚽ 21' ↓ 74'
F
19
A. Pressley
F
17
C. Clarke
🎯 21'
F
Substitutes
12
S. Hornby
G
4
A. Flint
D
18
V. Harper
D
37
A. Adomah
↑ 74'
F
8
C. Lakin
↑ 38'
M
15
D. Kanu
⚽ 66' ↑ 64'
F
25
J. Okeke
D
Gillingham 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1
G. Morris
G
2
R. Hutton
D
5
A. Smith
D
30
S. Gale
🟨 90+4'
D
3
M. Clark
D
24
H. Waldock
↓ 82'
M
27
N. Khumbeni
M
7
G. McCleary
🎯 50'
M
23
B. Dack
🟨 52'
M
38
R. Hale
⚽ 50'
M
12
S. Palmer-Houlden
⚽ 63' ↓ 69'
F
Substitutes
25
J. Turner
G
19
S. Vokes
F
10
J. Williams
↑ 82'
M
9
J. Andrews
↑ 69'
F
32
L. Cirino
D
15
T. Akomeah
D
35
L. Dayal
M
Last matches: Walsall
02.05.26
Lea
Walsall
Bromley
1
3
L
25.04.26
Lea
Walsall
Harrogate Town
0
2
L
18.04.26
Lea
Walsall
Barrow
3
1
W
11.04.26
Lea
Walsall
Cheltenham
0
4
L
06.04.26
Lea
Walsall
Swindon Town
1
2
L
28.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Colchester
1
1
D
21.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Newport County
2
1
W
17.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Cambridge United
0
0
D
14.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Crewe
3
0
W
10.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Salford City
0
1
L
07.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Notts County
1
2
L
03.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Fleetwood Town
0
1
L
28.02.26
Lea
Walsall
Shrewsbury
2
1
W
23.02.26
Lea
Walsall
Milton Keynes Dons
0
2
L
18.02.26
Lea
Walsall
Grimsby
2
2
D
07.02.26
Lea
Walsall
Barnet
1
3
L
03.02.26
Lea
Walsall
Bristol Rovers
0
2
L
31.01.26
Lea
Walsall
Chesterfield
2
2
D
27.01.26
Lea
Walsall
Crawley Town
0
0
D
24.01.26
Lea
Walsall
Accrington ST
0
0
D
Last matches: Gillingham
02.05.26
Lea
Gillingham
Shrewsbury
1
0
W
25.04.26
Lea
Gillingham
Barnet
2
6
L
18.04.26
Lea
Gillingham
Grimsby
1
4
L
14.04.26
Lea
Gillingham
Cheltenham
1
2
L
11.04.26
Lea
Gillingham
Salford City
0
0
D
06.04.26
Lea
Gillingham
Accrington ST
2
0
W
28.03.26
Lea
Gillingham
Crawley Town
0
2
L
21.03.26
Lea
Gillingham
Bristol Rovers
1
2
L
17.03.26
Lea
Gillingham
Swindon Town
0
2
L
14.03.26
Lea
Gillingham
Cambridge United
0
5
L
10.03.26
Lea
Gillingham
Milton Keynes Dons
1
5
L
07.03.26
Lea
Gillingham
Fleetwood Town
1
1
D
28.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Barrow
1
0
W
21.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Oldham
0
3
L
17.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Chesterfield
0
1
L
14.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Crewe
0
1
L
07.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Tranmere
2
1
W
03.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Notts County
0
1
L
31.01.26
Lea
Gillingham
Bromley
1
4
L
24.01.26
Lea
Gillingham
Harrogate Town
3
0
W
H2H: Walsall vs Gillingham
03.04.26
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
2
D
09.08.25
H2H
Gillingham
Walsall
1
0
L
22.03.25
H2H
Gillingham
Walsall
0
0
D
11.02.25
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
1
1
D
03.02.24
H2H
Gillingham
Walsall
1
1
D
14.10.23
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
4
1
W
18.03.23
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
0
W
20.08.22
H2H
Gillingham
Walsall
0
0
D
19.01.19
H2H
Gillingham
Walsall
0
3
W
18.08.18
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
1
W
17.02.18
H2H
Gillingham
Walsall
0
0
D
18.11.17
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
0
1
L
19.11.16
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
1
2
L
18.10.16
H2H
Gillingham
Walsall
1
1
D
12.04.16
H2H
Gillingham
Walsall
1
2
W
Last matches: Walsall
25.04.26
Lea
Walsall
Harrogate Town
0
2
L
11.04.26
Lea
Walsall
Cheltenham
0
4
L
21.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Newport County
2
1
W
17.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Cambridge United
0
0
D
07.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Notts County
1
2
L
03.03.26
Lea
Walsall
Fleetwood Town
0
1
L
23.02.26
Lea
Walsall
Milton Keynes Dons
0
2
L
07.02.26
Lea
Walsall
Barnet
1
3
L
27.01.26
Lea
Walsall
Crawley Town
0
0
D
24.01.26
Lea
Walsall
Accrington ST
0
0
D
29.12.25
Lea
Walsall
Oldham
1
2
L
26.12.25
Lea
Walsall
Crewe
1
0
W
13.12.25
Lea
Walsall
Shrewsbury
1
1
D
29.11.25
Lea
Walsall
Bromley
3
1
W
15.11.25
Lea
Walsall
Colchester
0
2
L
18.10.25
Lea
Walsall
Barrow
1
2
L
04.10.25
Lea
Walsall
Bristol Rovers
2
1
W
20.09.25
Lea
Walsall
Tranmere
4
2
W
06.09.25
Lea
Walsall
Chesterfield
1
0
W
23.08.25
Lea
Walsall
Salford City
1
0
W
H2H at home: Walsall
03.04.26
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
2
D
11.02.25
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
1
1
D
14.10.23
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
4
1
W
18.03.23
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
0
W
18.08.18
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
1
W
18.11.17
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
0
1
L
19.11.16
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
1
2
L
Last matches: Gillingham
25.04.26
Lea
Gillingham
Barnet
2
6
L
14.04.26
Lea
Gillingham
Cheltenham
1
2
L
11.04.26
Lea
Gillingham
Salford City
0
0
D
28.03.26
Lea
Gillingham
Crawley Town
0
2
L
14.03.26
Lea
Gillingham
Cambridge United
0
5
L
28.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Barrow
1
0
W
17.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Chesterfield
0
1
L
14.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Crewe
0
1
L
03.02.26
Lea
Gillingham
Notts County
0
1
L
24.01.26
Lea
Gillingham
Harrogate Town
3
0
W
01.01.26
Lea
Gillingham
Swindon Town
0
2
L
20.12.25
Lea
Gillingham
Fleetwood Town
1
2
L
06.12.25
Lea
Gillingham
Colchester
0
0
D
29.11.25
Lea
Gillingham
Shrewsbury
3
3
D
08.11.25
Lea
Gillingham
Bristol Rovers
1
0
W
01.11.25
FA
Gillingham
Newport County
1
1
D
18.10.25
Lea
Gillingham
Grimsby
0
1
L
04.10.25
Lea
Gillingham
Milton Keynes Dons
2
3
L
20.09.25
Lea
Gillingham
Newport County
3
1
W
06.09.25
Lea
Gillingham
Bromley
2
2
D
H2H away: Gillingham
03.04.26
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
2
D
11.02.25
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
1
1
D
14.10.23
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
4
1
L
18.03.23
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
0
L
18.08.18
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
2
1
L
18.11.17
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
0
1
W
19.11.16
H2H
Walsall
Gillingham
1
2
W

Standings

League Two
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 24 15 7 71:46 25 87
W L D L W
2 46 24 14 8 86:45 41 86
D W W W D
3 46 22 16 8 66:33 33 82
D W L D W
4 46 25 6 15 61:51 10 81
L D W D W
5 46 24 8 14 74:52 22 80
W D W D W
6 46 21 16 9 71:56 15 79
D L W W D
7 46 22 12 12 74:50 24 78
D L D W W
8 46 21 13 12 70:53 17 76
W W W W W
9 46 22 9 15 70:59 11 75
L L D L W
10 46 18 14 14 60:44 16 68
W L L L L
11 46 19 10 17 64:58 6 67
D L L L W
12 46 18 12 16 62:49 13 66
W L L W W
13 46 18 11 17 56:56 0 65
L L W L L
14 46 19 5 22 56:65 -9 62
D W W W W
15 46 15 16 15 57:58 -1 61
D D D W L
16 46 14 11 21 47:58 -11 53
L D D L L
17 46 13 14 19 53:72 -19 53
W L L L D
18 46 14 10 22 53:79 -26 52
L L L W W
19 46 13 10 23 42:69 -27 49
L D D W L
20 46 12 7 27 48:77 -29 43
W W L W L
21 46 10 11 25 54:79 -25 41
D L W L D
22 46 8 16 22 44:68 -24 40
D D D L L
23 46 10 9 27 39:68 -29 39
L W W L L
24 46 9 9 28 45:78 -33 36
L L L W L
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