League Two: Gillingham vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 46 match between Gillingham and Shrewsbury and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Shrewsbury go up against Gillingham this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at MEMS Priestfield.

Team form: Gillingham vs Shrewsbury

Gillingham Form

Gillingham have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-1 by Cheltenham, before Grimsby ran out 1-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Barnet, who came out 6-2 winners. Gillingham just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the MEMS Priestfield. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 14 goals.

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Oldham with a 1-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 0-0 game against Crawley. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 2-2 against Fleetwood. Shrewsbury won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Gillingham and Shrewsbury

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Gillingham and Shrewsbury. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Gillingham vs Shrewsbury

Garath McCleary has been great for Gillingham lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Shrewsbury are optimistic that Josh Ruffels doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular markets: Gillingham vs Shrewsbury

Full-time result

Gillingham claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Shrewsbury won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing six in this series of matches. Gillingham have not lost to Shrewsbury in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Gillingham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Shrewsbury only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Shrewsbury will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Gillingham managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Gillingham, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Shrewsbury, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.