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Gillingham vs Port Vale prediction and preview

20 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 1.5 GoalsOdds 1.33Market probability 70%Final score 1–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Gillingham host Port Vale in the League Two (England) on 20 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.33, which the bookmaker market rated at about 70% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Gillingham 1–1 Port Vale.

Going into the match, Gillingham had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 20 and conceding 16. Port Vale had won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 8 scored and 8 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of Gillingham's last 10 and 3 of Port Vale's last 10; 7 and 1 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Gillingham averaged 1.17 goals scored and 1.58 conceded across 12 matches; away from home Port Vale averaged 1.00 scored and 1.50 conceded across 12.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.09 goals from Gillingham and 0.87 from Port Vale. From that it rates a home win at 39%, a draw at 34% and an away win at 27%, against 31%, 29% and 40% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 60%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Gillingham (green) and Port Vale (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form44% – 56%
Attack73% – 27%
Defence30% – 70%
Head-to-head50% – 50%
Goals44% – 56%
Overall strength55% – 45%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
GillinghamLWWDL2.001.6060%70%
Port ValeWWWDL0.800.8030%10%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Over 1.5 Goals70%1.33
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals69%1.36
Double Chance X268%1.36
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals67%1.40
Under 2.5 Goals54%1.75
Under 9.5 Corners54%1.73
BTTS Yes52%1.80
Over 2.5 Goals46%2.05

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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