Gillingham vs Exeter City prediction and preview

Gillingham vs Exeter City

League Two · Saturday 2 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Gillingham · Exeter City · League Two predictions

Gillingham host Exeter City in the League Two on Saturday 2 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham. Gillingham go into the round 8th, on 20 points from 14 games, while Exeter City sit 12th on 19 points after 14 matches.

Gillingham come into the game with a W-L-D-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Exeter City's recent sequence reads L-W-W-D-W. 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. Exeter City average 1.2 scored and 0.5 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.

The sides have met 5 times in the records we hold: Gillingham won 2, 1 game was drawn and Exeter City won 2. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 20 Nov 2012, ended Gillingham 2-3 Exeter City.