Walsall vs Gillingham

Walsall

2 - 2

Gillingham

🕒 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ William Davis 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 41

Regular Season Table

Walsall 13 · Gillingham 17

Referee Stats

William Davis

3 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	67%
Draws	33%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (10-12).
Walsall controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 30

Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Gillingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-11

Goals For / Against

24 / 36

Avg: 1.04 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.96

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

1.26

PPG

0.96

1.00

1.04

1.30

1.57

48%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

43%

35%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Walsall rank13th

Gillingham rank17th

Walsall points65

Gillingham points53

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.

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.

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

Walsall last 5 home

L L D W D

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-9

Record1-2-2

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 last 5 away

L L D D L

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

Record0-2-3

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home61%

Walsall clean sheet at home26%

Gillingham score away61%

Gillingham clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first35%

Walsall win after scoring first63%

Gillingham score first26%

Gillingham win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 27% · Gillingham 43%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 25.9' · Gillingham 49.8'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.00 vs 1.37

Walsall concede at home1.30 vs 1.20

Gillingham score away1.04 vs 1.20

Gillingham concede away1.57 vs 1.37

Walsall score 27% below league average, while Gillingham score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 8% above league average at home, and Gillingham are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Walsall goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Gillingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

61-75 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

16-30 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

375

265

Passes Accurate

257

154

Passes %

69%

58%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Loupalo-Bi

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Clarke

38' ↑↓

↑↓

38' ⇄ A. Pattison

1st substitution · For: C. Lakin

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Ronan Hale

Normal Goal · Assist: G. McCleary

52'

52' B. Dack

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

S. Palmer-Houlden

Normal Goal

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Jamie Jellis

2nd substitution · For: D. Kanu

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

D. Kanu

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Palmer-Houlden

1st substitution · For: J. Andrews

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Loupalo-Bi

3rd substitution · For: A. Adomah

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ H. Waldock

2nd substitution · For: J. Williams

90+4'

90+4' S. Gale

Walsall vs Gillingham 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Walsall drew 2-2 with Gillingham on Friday, 03 April 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by William Davis.

First half: Walsall took the lead at 21' when A. Loupalo-Bi scored, with the assist credited to C. Clarke, making the score 1-0. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 38', with A. Pattison replacing C. Lakin.

Second half: Gillingham leveled the score at 50' when Ronan Hale scored, with the assist credited to G. McCleary, making the score 1-1. B. Dack received a yellow card for Gillingham at 52'. Gillingham took the lead at 63' when S. Palmer-Houlden scored, making the score 1-2. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Jamie Jellis replacing D. Kanu. Walsall leveled the score at 66' when D. Kanu scored, making the score 2-2. Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 69', with S. Palmer-Houlden replacing J. Andrews. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Loupalo-Bi replacing A. Adomah. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 82', with H. Waldock replacing J. Williams. S. Gale received a yellow card for Gillingham at 90+4'.

Walsall used 3 substitutions while Gillingham used 2 substitutions. Gillingham got 2 yellow cards.