Evenly matched teams: Gillingham vs Walsall match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

Gillingham are ready to fight against Walsall in this League Two fixture. All you must know about the match is found right here!

Insights:
  • Gillingham have the the worst goal difference (-6) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Gillingham nor Walsall as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Gillingham form and stats

Only two League Two home games for Gillingham so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 261 minutes without scoring a league goal. Kashket was the last player to find the net.

The Gillingham crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Harrogate Town here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium. Mandron, who usually features in attack, was the champion player for the side in that match, scoring a rating of 7.3 (out of 10). Mandron hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Tranmere Rovers.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gillingham have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 6 and lost 2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Gillingham as they have a new game in only three days, a Carabao Cup match thankfully also at home. Exeter City are visiting.

Early season league goal statistics from Gillingham's 2 home games: 1 goal, 2 conceded.

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Walsall form and stats

Walsall are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League Two, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Walsall play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Barrow (placed 5th). That defeat was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points. Which player has scored three matches in a row for the away side? The answer is Johnson and that is impressive stuff! Midfield player Knowles was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.41/10. Knowles served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A draw for Walsall before that, at their own venue hosting Stevenage (1-1).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Walsall playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Walsall wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Walsall are hosting Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup only three days away.

2 goals so far away for Walsall, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Gillingham victories, four draws and four Walsall wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallD. Johnson
D. Johnson
5 goals
GillinghamS. Kashket
S. Kashket
1 goals

Gillingham missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Walsall
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 1 2 7
7 2 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
75% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2 3.8
4.2 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 8.5 5.5
3.8 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.5 13.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 2 5 8.8
1.5 2.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.5 3.8
17% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 67% 47%
 
8.8 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9 9.8
3.5 2.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.5 3.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Gillingham have the the worst goal difference (-6) in League Two
Gillingham Last season Walsall
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
8 4   Won W   4 14
16 8   Drew D   7 12
22 11   Lost L   12 20
35 13   Scored S   17 47
69 36   Conceded C   31 60
87% 78%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
67% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 65%
33% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 41%
20% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 24%
9% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 4%
46% 35%   BTTS BTTS   43% 48%
26% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 24%
41% 52%   Failed to Score F T   43% 33%
 
4.4 5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.8
5 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.6
2.1 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.7
7 4   Red cards R C   1 2
 
10.4 12   Shots (avg) S (   10.7 11.5
3.1 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.7
25% 16%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 28%
 
15 12.8   Shots against (avg) S A   11.7 11
5 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salford City 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
2 Leyton Orient 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 10
3 Northampton Town 4 3 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 10
4 Stevenage 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
5 Barrow 4 3 0 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 9
6 Crewe Alexandra 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 9
7 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
8 Walsall 4 2 1 1 7 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 7
9 Harrogate Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
11 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
12 AFC Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 5
13 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 4
14 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 4
15 Colchester United 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
16 Sutton United 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
18 Stockport County 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
19 Swindon Town 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 3
20 Gillingham 4 1 0 3 1 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
21 Hartlepool United 4 0 2 2 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 2
22 Crawley Town 4 0 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 1
23 Newport County 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
24 Rochdale 4 0 0 4 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

Walsall:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salford City 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
2 Leyton Orient 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 10
3 Northampton Town 4 3 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 10
4 Stevenage 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
5 Barrow 4 3 0 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 9
6 Crewe Alexandra 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 9
7 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
8 Walsall 4 2 1 1 7 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 7
9 Harrogate Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
11 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
12 AFC Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 5
13 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 4
14 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 4
15 Colchester United 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
16 Sutton United 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
18 Stockport County 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
19 Swindon Town 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 3
20 Gillingham 4 1 0 3 1 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
21 Hartlepool United 4 0 2 2 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 2
22 Crawley Town 4 0 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 1
23 Newport County 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
24 Rochdale 4 0 0 4 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 0

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.