Gillingham vs Newport County – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

17/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Priestfield Stadium (Gillingham).

League Two - Round 27
Referee: Brook C. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
2.96	1.09
Ball possession
56%	44%
Total shots
19	22
Shots on target
6	7
Big chances
5	0
Corner kicks
4	5
Passes
78% (326/419)	68% (222/327)
Yellow cards
3	2
Expected goals (xG)
2.96	1.09
xG on target (xGOT)
2.27	2.20
Total shots
19	22
Shots on target
6	7
Shots off target
6	4
Blocked shots
7	11
Shots inside the box
16	14
Shots outside the box
3	8
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Headed goals
2	1
Big chances
5	0
Corner kicks
4	5
Touches in opposition box
41	39
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
3	0
Free kicks
10	13
Passes
78% (326/419)	68% (222/327)
Long passes
45% (33/73)	36% (28/78)
Passes in final third
65% (93/144)	57% (68/119)
Crosses
50% (13/26)	35% (7/20)
Expected assists (xA)
2.15	0.77
Throw ins
19	20
Fouls
13	10
Tackles
58% (7/12)	20% (2/10)
Duels won
53	47
Clearances
31	32
Interceptions
10	6
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
5	3
xGOT faced
2.20	2.27
Goals prevented
0.20	-0.73

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 1)
4', 0 - 1, Spellman M. ⚽, Opoku N. (A),
30', 1 - 1, Masterson C. ⚽, Clark M. (A),
2nd Half (2 - 1)
55', Spellman M. ↓, Nyakuhwa T. ↑,
62', Clark M. 🟨,
70', Smith J. ↓, McCleary G. ↑,
76', Jenkins L. ↓, Antwi C. ↑,
76', Smith M. ↓, Brennan C. ↑,
84', 1 - 2, Antwi C. ⚽, Nyakuhwa T. (A),
86', Rowe A. ↓, Hutton R. ↑,
87', Andrews J. ↓, Vokes S. ↑,
88', Shephard L. ↓, Thomas J. ↑,
89', Opoku N. ↓, Crole J. ↑,
90', Dack B. 🟨,
90+1', 2 - 2, Little A. (Penalty Awarded),
90+9', 3 - 2, McCleary G. ⚽, Clark M. (A),
90+12', Dack B. ↓, Coleman E. ↑,
90+16', Brennan C. 🟨,
90+16', Baker M. 🟨,
90+16', Smith A. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Gillingham
59.1%

Draw
23.7%

Newport County
17.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

57.4%

24.9%

17.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

59.3%

24.1%

17.1%

Gillingham - Newport County Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.58 ↓ (1.61)	3.9 ↑ (3.7)	5.37 ↑ (5.19)	7.7% (8.6%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Gillingham - Newport County?

Users Predictions: 10 users predict this event. Gillingham will win (votes: 5 - 50%). Newport will win (votes: 4 - 40%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 10%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Gillingham: 19% – 81%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Gillingham (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

A mid-table team will face off against the outsider in this match (ranked 16 and 24 in the zone Relegation ~ National League).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Gillingham won 1.
Neither of the teams is performing well right now.
In this match, Gillingham is the team to beat.
There will not play in Gillingham: McCleary G. (Inactive)
There will not play in Newport: Patten K. (Broken Leg)
There are questionable in Gillingham: Khumbeni N. (Inactive) Williams E. (Shoulder Injury) Wyllie M. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Newport: Garner G. (Inactive)
In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Gillingham won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 9:19. (average 1:2.1).
Including home matches between the teams, Gillingham won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 3:9. (average 0.8:2.3).

How many head-to-head matches has Gillingham won against Newport County?

Gillingham has won 1 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Newport County won against Gillingham?

Newport County has won 6 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Gillingham - Newport County were as follows:

01.11.2025 Newport County - Gillingham 3:2

20.09.2025 Newport County - Gillingham 1:3

04.03.2025 Newport County - Gillingham 3:1

22.10.2024 Gillingham - Newport County 0:2

17.02.2024 Newport County - Gillingham 1:0

Latest results of Gillingham

10.01.2026 Gillingham - Milton Keynes Dons Postponed ✺

04.01.2026 Notts County - Gillingham Postponed ✺

01.01.2026 Swindon Town - Gillingham 2:0 ✺

29.12.2025 Gillingham - Colchester United 1:1 ✺

26.12.2025 Gillingham - Cambridge United 1:1 ✺

Latest results of Newport County

04.01.2026 Newport County - Tranmere Rovers Postponed ✺

01.01.2026 Bromley - Newport County 2:1 ✺

29.12.2025 Newport County - Crewe Alexandra 2:0 ✺

26.12.2025 Newport County - Barnet 0:0 ✺

20.12.2025 Colchester United - Newport County 4:1 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	26	15	7	4	44:27	17	52
2	Swindon	25	14	4	7	41:29	12	46
3	Walsall	25	14	4	7	35:24	11	46
4	Salford	25	14	4	7	38:33	5	46
5	MK Dons	26	12	8	6	48:28	20	44
6	Cambridge Utd	25	12	8	5	30:20	10	44
7	Notts Co	25	12	6	7	38:27	11	42
8	Chesterfield	26	10	11	5	42:35	7	41
9	Colchester	25	10	9	6	39:28	11	39
10	Crewe	26	11	6	9	42:34	8	39
11	Grimsby	25	10	7	8	36:30	6	37
12	Oldham	25	8	11	6	26:20	6	35
13	Barnet	25	9	8	8	32:27	5	35
14	Gillingham	25	8	11	6	34:30	4	35
15	Fleetwood	25	9	7	9	33:32	1	34
16	Accrington	25	9	6	10	27:28	-1	33
17	Tranmere	26	8	8	10	40:42	-2	32
18	Cheltenham	26	9	3	14	26:43	-17	30
19	Barrow	25	6	6	13	27:38	-11	24
20	Shrewsbury	25	5	7	13	22:41	-19	22
21	Bristol Rovers	25	6	3	16	21:45	-24	21
22	Crawley	26	4	7	15	29:47	-18	19
23	Harrogate	26	4	6	16	19:41	-22	18
24	Newport	25	4	5	16	26:46	-20	17

      Promotion ~ League One
      Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ National League