Gillingham vs Newport County Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side arrives

Gillingham have won their last two league games at home, beating Bristol Rovers 3-0 and Tranmere 2-0, but that spell followed a heavy 4-1 loss at Rochdale and an even heavier 0-3 home defeat to Walsall a few weeks earlier. Across their last 20 matches in all competitions they've won 8, drawn 5 and lost 7, scoring 27 and conceding 29, so it's a fairly even overall picture despite the recent home wins.

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Gillingham to win

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Draw

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Newport County to win

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Gillingham: 20 completed matches; Newport County: 20 completed matches.

Gillingham

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

30

Difference

-5

Newport County

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

29

Difference

+5

Newport have been stuck in a run of draws lately, 0-0 at Accrington and 1-1 at home to Fleetwood, after a wild 5-3 away win at Bristol Rovers in August. Their own 20-match sample shows 7 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, with 32 scored and 29 conceded, suggesting games involving them tend to produce goals at both ends.

Newport's away form especially has swung between big wins and games without any.

Comparative Team Statistics: Gillingham vs Newport County

History mixed, but recent meetings favour Gillingham

Ten meetings between these two go back to 2019, and it's been fairly even across that stretch. Newport actually won four in a row between 2022 and 2024, but Gillingham have turned that around lately, winning the last two meetings, including January's 3-2 at home.

It's a small recent sample, so worth treating as a mild pointer rather than a strong trend.

A clear gap in the table already

Seven games in, Gillingham are 4th with 12 points from three wins, three draws and one loss, having scored 11 and conceded just 6. Newport are down in 19th with only 6 points from one win, three draws and three losses, already shipping 11 goals. That's a sizeable early gap between the two sides.

It's still an early-season snapshot, so there's plenty of time for either side's position to shift.

Goal threats to watch

Newport's S. Gwengwe leads the scoring charts among these two with four goals in seven appearances, and H. Biggins has added two goals and two assists. For Gillingham, J. Brophy has three goals in seven games and N. Freeman has set up three, so both sides have clear attacking outlets. Gillingham's R. McKenzie has picked up three yellow cards in seven matches, which is worth keeping an eye on, though nothing points to him missing this particular game.

Gillingham:

Best scorers:

J. Brophy - 3

Best assist providers:

N. Freeman - 3

Penalty cards:

Z. Albarus x 1 x 1

R. McKenzie x 4

Newport County:

Best scorers:

S. Gwengwe - 5

Best assist providers:

H. Biggins - 2

C. Doidge - 2