Newport vs Gillingham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st November 2025

Gillingham face a daunting first assignment in the FA Cup when they visit the title favourites Newport on the opening day of the new campaign.

Both Newport and Gillingham aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Newport step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 15 goals against. That is an average of 1.5 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Gillingham scored ten goals, conceded 12 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Newport comes up against Gillingham in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Newport vs Gillingham Prediction

Newport Form

Newport beat Accrington by 0-1, lost 0-2 against Cheltenham, before defeating Harrogate Town 0-3. Newport only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Rodney Parade in the FA Cup. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Cheltenham. Then Grimsby proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat, just like Salford City who won 1-2. Gillingham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the FA Cup. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.

Newport and Gillingham are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet at Rodney Parade

Newport vs Gillingham Squads

Newport Squad

The 47-year-old manager of Newport, David Hughes, will select the lineup against Gillingham from the players listed below:

Akinwale Joseph Odimayo, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Armani Babah, Ben Lloyd, Bobby Kamwa, Cameron Antwi, Cameron Evans, Ciaran Brennan, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Gerard Garner, Habeeb Ogunneye, Jaden Warner, James Clarke, Joe Thomas, Jordan Wright, Kai Whitmore, Keenan Patten, Lee Jenkins, Liam Shephard, Matt Smith, Matthew Baker, Michael Reindorf, Michael Spellman, Morgan Evans, Moses Alexander-Walker, Nathaniel Opoku, Nelson Sanca, Nikola Tzanev, Riley Lonergan, Sam Watkins, Sammy Braybrooke, Shaun MacDonald, Thomas Davies.

Gillingham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Gillingham players that the manager Richard Dobson will choose from for the upcoming game:

Glenn Morris, Jake Turner, Taite Holtam, Andrew Smith, Conor Masterson, Lenni Cirino, Max Clark, Remeao Hutton, Robbie McKenzie, Shadrach Ogie, Travis Akomeah, Aaron Rowe, Armani Little, Bradley Dack, Cruz Beszant, Ethan Coleman, Euan Williams, Garath McCleary, Harry Waldock, Jonathan Williams, Jonny Smith, Nelson Khumbeni, Sam Gale, Elliott Nevitt, Josh Andrews, Marcus Wyllie, Sam Vokes, Seb Palmer Houlden, Stan Sargent.

Newport vs Gillingham Team News

Newport vs Gillingham Lineups

Newport vs Gillingham H2H

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Newport comes up against Gillingham in this context. Newport picked up six wins in their previous eight matches against Gillingham, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Newport vs Gillingham Results

Newport vs Gillingham Betting Tips

In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments Newport won none, drew one and lost nine. Gillingham won three, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 games away from home. Goals are usually flowing for Newport on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Gillingham in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Newport’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Gillingham, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches.