Shrewsbury vs Gillingham prediction
Shrewsbury
Saturday, 31 October 2026
1:2Half time 0 : 1League Two
Gillingham
- Lloyd (P) 59′
- Waldock 3′
- Smith 80′
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Shrewsbury vs Gillingham: preview and prediction
Shrewsbury welcome Gillingham to New Meadow in Shrewsbury on Saturday 31 October, with kick-off at 15:00. It's matchday 14 in the League Two. Shrewsbury go into it 15th in the table after 14 games, with Gillingham 8th, 7 places higher. Last time out Shrewsbury beat Everton U21 2-1 at home, and Gillingham lost 4-1 at home to Grimsby.
Shrewsbury: form and key numbers
So far in the League Two, Shrewsbury have won five, drawn three and lost six of 14, with 17 goals scored and 22 conceded, good for 15th place and 18 points.
Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.5 against. Last time out they beat Everton U21 2-1 at home; before that came a 3-3 draw away at Rotherham and a 3-2 win away at Crawley Town.
Shrewsbury are unbeaten in four. They have scored in each of their last four. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won two of four recently (3 scored, 4 conceded).
- HEverton U212-1W
- ARotherham3-3D
- ACrawley Town3-2W
- HBristol Rvs1-0W
- HExeter0-1L
- HStockport0-2L
Shrewsbury: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Gillingham: form and key numbers
Gillingham have won five, drawn five and lost four of their 14 League Two games so far, scoring 20 and letting in 19. That has them 8th on 20 points.
Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 1.8 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 4-1 to Grimsby at home; before that came a 1-1 draw at home to Port Vale and a 3-1 defeat away at Accrington.
Gillingham haven't won in three. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. On the road they've won one of two recently (5 scored, 4 conceded).
- HGrimsby1-4L
- HPort Vale1-1D
- AAccrington1-3L
- HBrighton U214-3W
- ARotherham4-1W
- HNewport County0-0D
Gillingham: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Shrewsbury vs Gillingham: match analysis
There isn't much between Shrewsbury's home form and Gillingham's away form. Two points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | York | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 20 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 20 |
| 9 | Accrington ST | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | +6 | 19 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 14 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
We make Shrewsbury favourites at 47%, with Gillingham on 26% and the draw at 27%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it. The recent numbers lean the other way, but once you account for who each side has played, Shrewsbury still come out ahead.
- 1.51.8
- 1.52.0
- 1.51.1
On goals, it expects around 2.7 in the game: 1.5 for Shrewsbury and 1.1 for Gillingham. Over 2.5 goals is 50% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 2 May 2026, Gillingham won 1-0.
- Gillingham1-0Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury3-3Gillingham
- Gillingham0-0Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury2-1Gillingham
- Gillingham0-0Shrewsbury
Both teams scored in three of Shrewsbury's last six and five of Gillingham's last six.
Every market at a glance
- ResultShrewsbury win47%
- Double chanceShrewsbury or draw74%
- GoalsOver 2.550%
- Both teams to scoreYes53%
- Clean sheetShrewsbury32%
- CornersShrewsbury 5.4 · Gillingham 4.49.8 expected
- Cards5.1 yellows expectedRed 28%
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