Shrewsbury vs Gillingham preview – League Two

Shrewsbury host Gillingham at New Meadow on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 GMT with recent form the clearest lead-in: Shrewsbury have collected 10 points from their last five league games, compared with Gillingham’s five. That form difference leaves Shrewsbury two places and a point better off in the table (11th, 18 points) than Gillingham (13th, 17 points), and the last five matches show Shrewsbury scoring nine and conceding seven while Gillingham have seven goals for and nine against. Expect a contest where Shrewsbury’s slightly healthier momentum and home setting matter most to the match story.

Shrewsbury Vs Gillingham

New MeadowKick-off: Saturday 31 October at 15:00 GMT

Recent league form · points from displayed games

ShrewsburyWLWWD10

GillinghamDWLDL5

League head-to-head

3Shrewsbury wins

8draws

2Gillingham wins

13 recorded league meetings · previous 10 years

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Prediction: Shrewsbury 2–1 Gillingham

Shrewsbury’s superior recent form and the home fixture edge make them the likelier side to collect three points; a narrow 2–1 home win reflects their better momentum while recognising the frequent close scores in this pairing.

Away-fan travel · 200 miles · allow about 3h 45m by carEstimated road journey · MEMS Priestfield Stadium → New Meadow

OUTWARD · ARRIVE 90–60 MINUTES BEFORE KICK-OFFSat 31 Oct, 09:45 leave → Sat 31 Oct, 13:30–Sat 31 Oct, 14:00 arrive

RETURN · ESTIMATED BACK AT THE AWAY CLUB’S GROUNDSat 31 Oct, 17:30 leave → Sat 31 Oct, 21:15 back

Planning estimates; allow extra time for traffic, parking and leaving the stadium.

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Recent form

Shrewsbury arrive having taken 10 points from their last five League Two fixtures: wins at Grimsby (2-1), a home victory over Bristol Rovers (1-0) and a win at Crawley Town (3-2), a 0-1 home defeat to Exeter and a 3-3 draw at Rotherham. That run is shown in the club’s last-five sequence of WLWWD and underpins their current 11th-place standing with 18 points from 13 games.

Shrewsbury — last five league results
Date	Match	Score
24 October 2026	Rotherham v Shrewsbury	3–3
20 October 2026	Crawley Town v Shrewsbury	2–3
17 October 2026	Shrewsbury v Bristol Rovers	1–0
10 October 2026	Shrewsbury v Exeter City	0–1
3 October 2026	Grimsby v Shrewsbury	1–2

Gillingham’s last five show a patchier picture: one win, two draws and two defeats (sequence DWLDL) leaving them on five points over the same period. Their most recent outing was a heavy 1-4 home loss to Grimsby, while earlier results included a 1-1 draw with Port Vale and a 4-1 win at Rotherham.

Gillingham — last five league results
Date	Match	Score
24 October 2026	Gillingham v Grimsby	1–4
20 October 2026	Gillingham v Port Vale	1–1
17 October 2026	Accrington ST v Gillingham	3–1
10 October 2026	Rotherham v Gillingham	1–4
3 October 2026	Gillingham v Newport County	0–0

What the numbers say

Across those five matches Shrewsbury have scored nine and conceded seven; Gillingham have scored seven and conceded nine. The small margins suggest this is more a contest of consistency than quality: Shrewsbury’s three wins in five have kept them slightly ahead in the table, but both sides sit mid-table with slim point differences (18 v 17) after 13 games.