Match Report
The table read 13th (Walsall, 65 pts) against 17th (Gillingham, 53 pts), 12 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Walsall: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th.
Gillingham had lost five in a row. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Walsall against 0/15 for Gillingham.
GioScore's database holds 21 meetings between the two: 6 for Walsall, 3 for Gillingham and 12 drawn, at 1.9 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 24% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
Goal scorers
Walsall: Daniel Kanu (66'), Aaron Loupalo-Bi (21') · Gillingham: Ronan Aiden Connolly Shea Chapman Hale (50'), S. Palmer-Houlden (63')
Key stats
Possession: Walsall 59% · Gillingham 41% · Total shots: 11-12 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-3