Walsall vs Gillingham

4 - 1

🕒 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Charles Breakspear 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Walsall 11 · Gillingham 12

Referee Stats

Charles Breakspear

12 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-14).
Gillingham controlled possession (68%).
Walsall had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-6-5

Goals For / Against

35 / 25

Avg: 1.52 / 1.09

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Gillingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-1-13

Goals For / Against

21 / 34

Avg: 0.91 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 1.22

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

1.83

PPG

1.22

1.52

0.91

1.09

1.48

57%

O2.5

39%

65%

BTTS

39%

Score 1st

League-position context

Walsall rank11th

Gillingham rank12th

Walsall points65

Gillingham points64

Walsall: #11 · 65 pts · GD -4

23 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Gillingham: #12 · 64 pts · GD -11

24 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Walsall last 5 home

L W L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals8-9

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 last 5 away

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-12

Record1-0-4

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 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home83%

Walsall clean sheet at home26%

Gillingham score away65%

Gillingham clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first0%

Walsall win after scoring first0%

Gillingham score first0%

Gillingham win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 0% · Gillingham 0%

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.52 vs 1.63

Walsall concede at home1.09 vs 1.35

Gillingham score away0.91 vs 1.35

Gillingham concede away1.48 vs 1.63

Walsall score 7% below league average, while Gillingham score 32% below league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 19% below league average at home, and Gillingham are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

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

Walsall goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Gillingham goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

32%

68%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

291

577

Passes Accurate

179

459

Passes %

62%

80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	9
Home Wins	3
Draws	5
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (33.3%)
BTTS	4 (44.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Walsall vs Gillingham Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

15 Aug 2026 Gillingham vs Walsall 0 - 3

2025-2026 Season

03 Apr 2026 Walsall vs Gillingham 2 - 2 09 Aug 2025 Gillingham vs Walsall 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

22 Mar 2025 Gillingham vs Walsall 0 - 0 11 Feb 2025 Walsall vs Gillingham 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

03 Feb 2024 Gillingham vs Walsall 1 - 1 14 Oct 2023 Walsall vs Gillingham 4 - 1

2022-2023 Season

18 Mar 2023 Walsall vs Gillingham 2 - 0 20 Aug 2022 Gillingham vs Walsall 0 - 0