Gillingham
- Gillingham are 8th with 12 points from eight games.
- Ainsworth's Gills are playing in a high-tempo 3-4-2-1 system that makes them difficult to play against when they press high and wide in numbers and deliver the ball with directness from the flanks.
- The recent form has been more solid for Newport County than the Gills, who beat Bristol Rovers 3-0 at home in League Two before suffering consecutive defeats to Cambridge United (1-4) in the EFL Trophy and York City (3-0) in League Two.
Newport County
- Newport County are 17th with nine.
- Newport County's Exiles are far more pragmatic and can set up in a 3-5-2, 5-3-2 or 4-2-3-1 depending on the game, using wing-backs and quick transition play to make them tough to pin down.
- County, who have 1 draw and 3 losses from 4 away League Two 2026/2027 trips, are on a better run with 2 wins in a row having held Accrington Stanley to a 0-0 draw.
Head-to-Head
Gillingham's last win over the Exiles was a 3-2 victory at Priestfield in League Two 2025/2026.
Key Players
Shaquille Gwengwe has four goals in seven League Two 2026/2027 appearances for Newport, giving them more of a sharpness in the attacking third than the Gills, who have James Brophy as their main goal source with three in seven .
Betting Insights
- Gillingham are priced as slight favorites against Newport County at 2.18, and that is understandable.
- But there is little between the two sides and there seems to be a case to be made for the visitors who are 3.1, or for the tie at 3.45 rather than the hosts.
- Under 2.5 goals, priced at 1.83, seems like the play to us with both teams to score coming in at No at 1.95.
Prediction
But Brophy has three of Gillingham's 10 goals in their last five, so we'll take the goals to dry up on Saturday and a 1-0 home victory as the correct score play.