Gillingham v Port Vale result

Full-time · Gillingham 1–1 Port Vale

League Two · Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00 BST · Priestfield Stadium

Updated 7 Nov 2026, 12:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Gillingham · Port Vale

The model’s pre-match pick

Gillingham 1–1 Port Vale — this League Two match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.36 at Bet365

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.8% of 5059 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Gillingham and Port Vale drew 1–1 at Priestfield Stadium in League Two on Tuesday 20 October. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Gillingham, from fewer shots (9 to 11), created the better chances, 2.69 xG to 1.03 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

The goals

Gillingham led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Gillingham: Ronan Hale (42’ pen); Port Vale: K. Figueroa (66’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with K. Figueroa’s goal on 66 minutes.

Discipline

The bookings — Gillingham: Conor McManus (79’) and J. Daley (85’); Port Vale: Jasper Moon (56’).

What it changes

Gillingham move down from fourth to seventh (12 league matches played). Gillingham have scored 17 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game). Gillingham have conceded 14 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Port Vale stay 20th after this result (10 league matches played). Port Vale have scored six goals, the second-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game). Port Vale have conceded 10 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Port Vale are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ronan Hale (Gillingham) 6.2, K. Figueroa (Port Vale) 6.0 and Andrew Smith (Gillingham) 3.8 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Gillingham or Port Vale (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.8% of the time in the last 90 days (3938 of 5059).

Next up

Gillingham next host Barrow on 7 November 2026.

Port Vale next host Scunthorpe on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Gillingham: Gillingham v Barrow, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Port Vale: Port Vale v Scunthorpe, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Gillingham 1–1 Port Vale · League Two
Venue: Priestfield Stadium · Gillingham, Kent
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 2): Gillingham 2 · draws 0 · Port Vale 0 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Gillingham 2W 1D 2L · Port Vale 3W 0D 2L

Gillingham 1–1 Port Vale (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 7 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.88 / 4.38

Corners

against 4.88 / 5.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.88 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 5 / 3.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 1.88

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 17 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Gillingham for / against	Line	Port Vale for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	0.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.88 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	8.75 for · 14.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.38 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.88 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Gillingham

Gillingham Goalkeeper

Gillingham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
Oliver Wright	9	90810 min	303.3 /90	60.7 /90
A. Maynard-Brewer	2	90180 min	21 /90	31.5 /90
O. Mason	1	9090 min	88 /90	33 /90

Gillingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Oliver Wright n 8	90	3.8 8/6

Gillingham Defensive

Gillingham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
O. Beckles	12	901080 min	252.1 /90	151.3 /90	80.7 /90	685.7 /90	90.8 /90	20.2 /90
A. Smith	12	861035 min	141.2 /90	100.9 /90	30.3 /90	504.3 /90	121 /90	10.1 /90
L. Dobbs	12	76910 min	141.4 /90	212.1 /90	40.4 /90	696.8 /90	151.5 /90	30.3 /90
J. Daley	5	24119 min	21.5 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90	86.1 /90	21.5 /90	10.8 /90
L. Gordon	1	3737 min	12.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90	37.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Gillingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Beckles n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0	C. Hall
N. Freeman n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.4 3/0	J. Lawrence-Gabriel
J. Brophy n 8	90	0.6 3/1	1.3 6/3	O. Hernández
A. Smith n 8	84.4	1.1 5/3	0.9 5/2	C. Hall
R. McKenzie n 8	82.4	1.4 6/3	0 0/0	—
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Gillingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Beckles n 8	90	2.1 8/4
N. Freeman n 8	90	1.9 8/3
J. Brophy n 8	90	1.8 7/4
A. Smith n 8	84.4	1.5 4/3
R. McKenzie n 8	82.4	0.7 5/0
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Gillingham Attacking

Gillingham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Ronan Hale	12	79950 min	40.4 /90	10.1 /90	222.1 /90	111 /90	70.7 /90	70.7 /90
H. Waldock	10	72723 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90	70.9 /90	30.4 /90
W. Goodwin	8	43343 min	00 /90	00 /90	112.9 /90	71.8 /90	61.6 /90	30.8 /90
L. Sillah	6	71427 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	51.1 /90	20.4 /90	30.6 /90	40.8 /90
S. Palmer-Houlden	2	4385 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Gillingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Beckles n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.3 2/0
N. Freeman n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
J. Brophy n 8	90	0.9 4/1	0.4 2/1
A. Smith n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. McKenzie n 8	82.4	0.8 3/2	0 0/0
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Gillingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Freeman n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
O. Beckles n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Brophy n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
A. Smith n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. McKenzie n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Port Vale

Port Vale Goalkeeper

Port Vale — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Smith	7	90630 min	142 /90	91.3 /90	00 /90
M. Maroši	3	90270 min	93 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90

Port Vale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Smith n 7	90	2 4/3
M. Maroši n 8	90	2.1 5/3

Port Vale Defensive

Port Vale — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Hall	9	74668 min	30.4 /90	40.5 /90	70.9 /90	395.3 /90	60.8 /90	00 /90
C. Humphreys	7	90630 min	60.9 /90	81.1 /90	20.3 /90	273.9 /90	121.7 /90	20.3 /90
L. Montsma	7	80557 min	101.6 /90	71.1 /90	10.2 /90	406.5 /90	61 /90	10.2 /90
L. Gordon	5	88441 min	20.4 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90	163.3 /90	61.2 /90	10.2 /90
K. John	5	54268 min	82.7 /90	72.4 /90	00 /90	196.4 /90	41.3 /90	00 /90
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Port Vale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Lawrence-Gabriel n 8	90	1.3 5/2	1.9 8/4	N. Freeman
K. Dempsey n 8	84.3	1.5 7/3	0.3 2/0	—
O. Lynch n 8	61.3	0.7 3/1	0.7 3/1	—
C. Hall n 8	81.4	0.8 3/1	0.7 5/0	A. Smith
O. Hernández n 8	57.3	1 4/1	1.8 5/2	J. Brophy
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Port Vale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Lawrence-Gabriel n 8	90	2.1 8/6
K. Dempsey n 8	84.3	2.1 8/3
O. Lynch n 8	61.3	0.6 3/0
C. Hall n 8	81.4	0.4 2/1
O. Hernández n 8	57.3	2 6/3
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Port Vale Attacking

Port Vale — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
O. Lynch	10	60599 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	111.7 /90	60.9 /90	40.6 /90	60.9 /90
O. Hernández	9	54488 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	61.1 /90	50.9 /90	112 /90	81.5 /90
B. Waine	5	54272 min	00 /90	00 /90	31 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90
M. Watters	3	60181 min	00 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90	31.5 /90
M. Faal	3	59176 min	00 /90	00 /90	73.6 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90
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Port Vale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Lawrence-Gabriel n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
K. Dempsey n 8	84.3	1.1 4/3	0.4 2/1
O. Lynch n 8	61.3	1.3 5/2	0.9 4/1
C. Hall n 8	81.4	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
O. Hernández n 8	57.3	1.2 4/2	1 3/2
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Port Vale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 17 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lawrence-Gabriel n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
K. Dempsey n 8	84.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
O. Lynch n 8	61.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
C. Hall n 8	81.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Hernández n 8	57.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Gillingham		Port Vale
41%	Possession	59%
2.69	Expected goals (xG)	1.03
9	Shots	11
3	Shots on target	3
2	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	5
7	Shots inside the box	5
9	Corners	4
3	Offsides	3
12	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
294	Passes	429
65%	Pass accuracy	75%

Gillingham Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
O. Beckles	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
J. Brophy	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
N. Freeman	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
A. Little	90	0	1	0	3	1	0	6.5
Oliver Wright	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Smith	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
J. Daley	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
T. Eaves	84	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
Conor McManus	84	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
Ronan Hale	74	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
E. Coleman	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
H. Waldock sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. McCleary sub	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. Kendall sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Luxton sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Port Vale Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Moon	90	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.9
G. Byers	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
C. Hall	90	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.3
C. Humphreys	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Lawrence-Gabriel	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
M. Maroši	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
B. Garrity	89	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
K. John	66	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
G. Hall	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
O. Hernández	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Watters	45	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
K. Dempsey sub	45	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
O. Lynch sub	45	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Figueroa sub	45	1	2	1	0	1	0	7.9
J. Headley sub	24	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
R. Walters sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Gillingham v Port Vale — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

GillinghamWLDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Port ValeLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Gillingham 2 · 0 draws · Port Vale 0 · 1 goals/game

2025-05-03 Port Vale 0–1 Gillingham
2024-11-09 Gillingham 1–0 Port Vale

League standing · 2026/27

Gillingham#8 pos20 pts14 pl+1 GD

Port Vale#19 pos15 pts12 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Gillingham scored1.43

Port Vale scored0.83

Gillingham conceded1.36

Port Vale conceded1.17

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Gillingham v Port Vale?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Gillingham v Port Vale was Home or Away (best price 1.36 at Bet365).
What is the head-to-head record between Gillingham and Port Vale?: In their last 2 meetings, Gillingham won 2, Port Vale won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Gillingham and Port Vale?: Recent form — Gillingham 2W 1D 2L; Port Vale 3W 0D 2L.

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