Shrewsbury vs Gillingham Prediction, 31 Oct 2026

Shrewsbury host Gillingham in League Two. Gillingham arrive sitting higher in the table, though their results over the last few weeks haven't quite matched that position.

Shrewsbury, for their part, have picked up more wins than their mid-table slot suggests in recent games. It leaves an interesting gap between where both sides sit on paper and how they've actually been playing.

Analysis updated 26 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC.

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Current form points one way

Shrewsbury have won three of their last five League Two matches, including a home win over Bristol Rovers and away victories at Crawley and Grimsby. The one defeat in that run came against a strong Exeter side.

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Shrewsbury: 20 completed matches; Gillingham: 20 completed matches.

Shrewsbury

20 matches

Win: 30% 6 / 20
Draw: 25% 5 / 20
Loss: 45% 9 / 20

Scored: 21
Conceded: 34
Difference: -13

Gillingham

20 matches

Win: 40% 8 / 20
Draw: 25% 5 / 20
Loss: 35% 7 / 20

Scored: 29
Conceded: 30
Difference: -1

Shrewsbury
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
EFL Trophy	Shrewsbury	Everton U21	27.10.2026	2-1
League Two	Rotherham	Shrewsbury	24.10.2026	3-3
League Two	Crawley Town	Shrewsbury	20.10.2026	2-3
League Two	Shrewsbury	Bristol Rovers	17.10.2026	1-0
League Two	Shrewsbury	Exeter City	10.10.2026	0-1
EFL Trophy	Shrewsbury	Stockport County	06.10.2026	0-2
League Two	Grimsby	Shrewsbury	03.10.2026	1-2
League Two	Shrewsbury	Colchester	26.09.2026	2-2
EFL Trophy	Tranmere	Shrewsbury	22.09.2026	1-0
League Two	Crewe	Shrewsbury	19.09.2026	1-1

Gillingham
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
League Two	Gillingham	Grimsby	24.10.2026	1-4
League Two	Gillingham	Port Vale	20.10.2026	1-1
League Two	Accrington ST	Gillingham	17.10.2026	3-1
EFL Trophy	Gillingham	Brighton U21	13.10.2026	4-3
League Two	Rotherham	Gillingham	10.10.2026	1-4
League Two	Gillingham	Newport County	03.10.2026	0-0
League Two	York	Gillingham	26.09.2026	3-0
EFL Trophy	Gillingham	Cambridge United	22.09.2026	1-4
League Two	Gillingham	Bristol Rovers	19.09.2026	3-0
League Two	Gillingham	Tranmere	12.09.2026	2-0

Gillingham's recent league form reads differently. They've managed just one win in their last five matches and were beaten 1-4 at home by Grimsby in their most recent outing, a result that sits oddly with their place near the top of the table.

Shrewsbury look like the side trending upward right now, regardless of where they sit in the standings.

Comparative Team Statistics: Shrewsbury vs Gillingham

Shrewsbury vs Gillingham statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

A fixture with few clear patterns

The two sides met twice last season, with Gillingham winning 1-0 away in May after the reverse fixture finished 3-3. Going back further, this fixture has produced plenty of draws and tight scorelines across League One and League Two.

Head 2 Head
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
League Two	Gillingham	Shrewsbury	02.05.2026	1-0
League Two	Shrewsbury	Gillingham	29.11.2025	3-3
League One	Gillingham	Shrewsbury	25.01.2022	0-0
League One	Shrewsbury	Gillingham	28.08.2021	2-1
League One	Gillingham	Shrewsbury	10.04.2021	0-0
League One	Shrewsbury	Gillingham	03.10.2020	1-1
League One	Gillingham	Shrewsbury	29.01.2020	2-0
League One	Shrewsbury	Gillingham	22.10.2019	1-1
League One	Gillingham	Shrewsbury	13.04.2019	0-2
League One	Shrewsbury	Gillingham	29.09.2018	2-2

There's no strong historical pattern here for either side to lean on.

Table position tells only part of the story

Gillingham currently sit sixth with 16 points from 11 games, while Shrewsbury are down in 14th on 14 points from the same number of matches. That's only a two-point gap between sides who look further apart on the table than in reality.

№	Team	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	GF/GA	Points
5	Walsall	10	3	7	0	13/7	16
6	Gillingham	11	4	4	3	16/13	16
7	Chesterfield	11	4	3	4	17/15	15

13	Rochdale	11	4	2	5	13/15	14
14	Shrewsbury	11	4	2	5	10/15	14
15	Grimsby	11	3	4	4	13/13	13

Given how differently they've been playing lately, that gap looks more like a snapshot of the season so far than a reliable guide to current form.

Shrewsbury vs Gillingham: England League Two match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

Gillingham's main threats

Gillingham's biggest attacking threat looks to be J. Brophy, who has three goals in his last eight appearances, with N. Freeman supplying three assists in the same span. R. McKenzie has picked up four yellow cards in eight games, and Z. Albarus was sent off in his only recent outing, so discipline could be worth watching.

Gillingham:

Best scorers:

J. Brophy - 3

Best assist providers:

N. Freeman - 3

Penalty cards:

Z. Albarus red card

x 1

R. McKenzie yellow card

x 4

There's no equivalent player data available for Shrewsbury here, so this only gives a partial picture of Gillingham's side.

Match odds and squad lists

MATCH RESULT (1x2)

W1: 1.95

X: 3.4

W2: 3.8

Handicap

Shrewsbury

Gillingham

Handicap (-1): 2.7

Handicap (0): 2.7

Handicap (-0.5): 2

Handicap (0.5): 1.85

Handicap (0): 1.36

Handicap (1): 1.4

Total

Over

Under

Over (2.25): 1.85

Under (2.25): 2

Over (2.5): 2

Under (2.5): 1.72

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Squad and player details

Shrewsbury
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
W. Boyle	England	31	Defender	191	83
G. Lloyd	England	26	Attacker	172	63
S. Stubbs	England	27	Defender	183	64
T. Sang	England	27	Midfielder	188	79
T. Anderson	England	33	Defender	193	83
J. Ruffels	England	33	Defender	178	75
Cameron Akash James Gregory	England	26	Goalkeeper	192	75
J. Price	England	33	Midfielder	171 cm	87 kg
K. Berkoe	England	25	Midfielder	178	65
L. Hoole	Wales	24	Defender	178	64
J. Davison	England	27	Attacker	188	79
J. Turner-Cooke	England	22	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
William Michael Brook	England	22	Goalkeeper	190	n/a
L. Sousa	England	21	Defender	185 cm	n/a
Isaac Andrew Fletcher	England	24	Attacker	194	87
B. Pendleton	England	20	Defender	n/a	n/a
M. Golding	England	20	Midfielder	178	73
J. Gbode	England	21	Attacker	180	n/a
S. Proctor	England	19	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a
Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd	England	23	Midfielder	182	74
Isaac England	England	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a
W. Gary	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
B. Pendleton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
K. M. Brown	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a
I. Lee	n/a	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a
H. Aiston	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a
J. Thompson-McKenzie	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a

Gillingham
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
J. Brophy	England	32	Attacker	180	68
K. Harris	England	33	Midfielder	175	67
R. McKenzie	England	28	Midfielder	184	74
B. Dack	England	32	Midfielder	175	71
G. McCleary	Jamaica	39	Midfielder	188	76
A. Maynard-Brewer	Australia	27	Goalkeeper	187	73
T. Eaves	England	34	Attacker	191	86
N. Freeman	England	31	Midfielder	180	78
O. Beckles	Grenada	35	Defender	188	78
L. Gordon	Scotland	30	Defender	183	77
A. Little	England	29	Midfielder	175	63
Ronan Hale	Republic of Ireland	28	Attacker	176	70
E. Coleman	England	26	Midfielder	188	n/a
O. Wright	England	24	Goalkeeper	187	69
W. Goodwin	England	24	Attacker	185	n/a
C. Antwi	England	25	Midfielder	177	63
R. Luthra	England	24	Goalkeeper	195	80
Z. Obiero	Kenya	21	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Z. Albarus	England	20	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
A. Smith	England	25	Defender	192	78
E. King	Wales	23	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
O. Mason	Republic of Ireland	22	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a
T. Holtam	England	21	Goalkeeper	191 cm	63 kg
Conor McManus	Republic of Ireland	22	Defender
S. Palmer-Houlden	England	22	Attacker	n/a	n/a
S. Kendall	England	18	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
H. Waldock	England	19	Midfielder	173	n/a
H. Webster	England	20	Defender	182	77
L. Sillah	Gambia	20	Attacker	n/a	n/a
J. Daley	n/a	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a
L. Dobbs	n/a	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a
D. Theodore	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
M. Luxton	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
S. Booth	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a

Shrewsbury's league position doesn't reflect how they've been playing lately, and Gillingham's position doesn't fully reflect their recent dip either. Taking the form trend over the table snapshot points towards Shrewsbury edging this one.

It's not a match to expect total control in, given Gillingham's capacity to hurt teams on the counter, but the balance of recent evidence favours the home side.