Gillingham vs Walsall

Gillingham

1 - 0

Walsall

🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Priestfield Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Gillingham 17 · Walsall 13

Referee Stats

Ross Martin

12 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-6).
Gillingham controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Gillingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 36

Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Walsall (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 26

Avg: 1.43 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.57

1.26

1.43

1.57

1.13

48%

O2.5

48%

65%

BTTS

57%

48%

Score 1st

57%

League-position context

Gillingham rank17th

Walsall rank13th

Gillingham points53

Walsall points65

Gillingham: #17 · 53 pts · GD -19

33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Walsall: #13 · 65 pts · GD +0

21 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gillingham last 5 home

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-8

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Walsall last 5 away

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals9-7

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Gillingham score at home87%

Gillingham clean sheet at home22%

Walsall score away74%

Walsall clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Gillingham score first48%

Gillingham win after scoring first64%

Walsall score first57%

Walsall win after scoring first69%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Gillingham 45% · Walsall 50%

Avg first goal minute: Gillingham 51.8' · Walsall 41.6'

Vs league average

Gillingham score at home1.26 vs 1.37

Gillingham concede at home1.57 vs 1.20

Walsall score away1.43 vs 1.20

Walsall concede away1.13 vs 1.37

Gillingham score 8% below league average, while Walsall score 19% above league average.

Defensive side: Gillingham are 30% above league average at home, and Walsall are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Gillingham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 4

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

16-30 7

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 3

31-45 1

Walsall goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

31-45 7

16-30 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

330

265

Passes Accurate

226

159

Passes %

68%

60%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34'

34' G. Morris

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Gbode

1st substitution · For: J. Andrews

55'

55' Jamie Jellis

56'

56' J. Stuttle

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Dack

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Smith

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ C. Masterson

2nd substitution · For: S. Gale

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ A. Pressley

1st substitution · For: J. Matt

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Stuttle

2nd substitution · For: J. Gordon

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Jamie Jellis

3rd substitution · For: C. Clarke

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Dack

3rd substitution · For: E. Coleman

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ L. Warrington

4th substitution · For: J. Hollman

75'

75' J. Andrews

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ E. Nevitt

4th substitution · For: Marcus Wyllie

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ E. Weir

5th substitution · For: A. Adomah

90+1'

90+1' C. Clarke

90+6'

90+6' E. Coleman

Gillingham vs Walsall 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Gillingham beat Walsall 1-0 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ross Martin. It was played at Priestfield Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. G. Morris received a yellow card for Gillingham at 34'.

Second half: Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Gbode replacing J. Andrews. Jamie Jellis received a yellow card for Walsall at 55'. J. Stuttle received a yellow card for Walsall at 56'. Gillingham took the lead at 58' when B. Dack scored, with the assist credited to A. Smith, making the score 1-0. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 63', with C. Masterson replacing S. Gale. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 66', with A. Pressley replacing J. Matt. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 66', with J. Stuttle replacing J. Gordon. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 66', with Jamie Jellis replacing C. Clarke. Gillingham made their 3rd substitution at 71', with B. Dack replacing E. Coleman. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 74', with L. Warrington replacing J. Hollman. J. Andrews received a yellow card for Gillingham at 75'. Gillingham made their 4th substitution at 78', with E. Nevitt replacing Marcus Wyllie. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 83', with E. Weir replacing A. Adomah. C. Clarke received a yellow card for Walsall at 90+1'. E. Coleman received a yellow card for Gillingham at 90+6'.

Gillingham used 4 substitutions while Walsall used 5 substitutions. Gillingham got 3 yellow cards, while Walsall got 3 yellow cards.