Gillingham vs Cheltenham Town prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 19 December 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Gillingham vs Cheltenham Town

League Two · Saturday 19 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Gillingham · Cheltenham Town · League Two predictions

Gillingham vs Cheltenham Town preview

Gillingham welcome Cheltenham Town at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham on Saturday 19 December 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Gillingham go into the round 8th, on 20 points from 14 games, while Cheltenham Town sit 5th on 21 points after 14 matches.

Gillingham have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Cheltenham Town have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Gillingham have scored 1.5 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Cheltenham Town average 1.2 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Gillingham won 2, 5 games were drawn and Cheltenham Town won 3. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 14 Apr 2026, ended Cheltenham Town 2-1 Gillingham.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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5Cheltenham Town146352325-221LLWWL
8Gillingham145542019+120WLDLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Gillingham 2, draws 5, Cheltenham Town 3.

Team news

Gillingham expected line-up (3-4-3)

Oliver Wright, Omar Beckles, Andy Smith, Logan Dobbs, James Brophy, Nick Freeman, Robbie McKenzie, Conor McManus, Ronan Hale, Harry Waldock

Cheltenham Town expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Wyll Stanway, James Wilson, Pierce Sweeney, Jordan Shipley, Jonathan Tomkinson, Jake Benjamin Evans, Ben Stevenson, Charlie McCann, Ryan Broom, Andreas Weimann

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