League Two: Walsall vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 41 match between Walsall and Gillingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Gillingham come to Poundland Bescot Stadium for the League Two match on Friday, Walsall will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 11 in the League Two standings, Walsall, have so far collected 61 points this season, while Gillingham collected 45 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 39 rounds.

Form: Walsall vs Gillingham

Walsall Form

Walsall are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 0-0 with Cambridge U, beating Newport 2-1 and drawing 1-1 with Colchester. Walsall only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Poundland Bescot Stadium in the League Two. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-2 by Swindon, before Bristol Rovers ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Crawley, who came out 2-0 winners. Gillingham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by ten goals to one.

Betting stats for Walsall and Gillingham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Walsall and Gillingham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Walsall vs Gillingham

Look no further than Albert Adomah, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Walsall in the League Two, while Seb Palmer Houlden managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Gillingham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Walsall claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Gillingham won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Gillingham lost 5 matches on the bounce. Gillingham have not lost to Walsall in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Walsall scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Gillingham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Walsall managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Gillingham kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Walsall have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Gillingham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Walsall, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Gillingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.4 goals in these matches. Gillingham conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.