Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Priestfield Stadium will host Saturday’s football game between Gillingham Town and Port Vale, the two top-table sides. Gillingham are sitting in 11th place in the standings and, no doubt, they are determined to put an end to their seven-game winless run in all competitions. Forward Marcus Wyllie is pushing for a start as Mark Bonner is expected to make changes to the team that failed to impress in the FA Cup loss to Blackpool at the weekend.
The Valiants, on the other hand, aim to recover from the FA Cup loss to Barnsley and we predict that they will take advantage of Gillingham’s poor form. You should know that Port Vale are undefeated in the previous six meetings with Gillingham in all competitions. This will be their first encounter since February 11, 2017. Jayden Stockley is widely expected to return to the starting XI after the 31-year-old forward came as a substitute in the FA Cup defeat to Barnsley.
Highlighted Team (Gillingham):
Founded back in 1893, Gillingham FC are an English club that compete in the League One. The Gills are well known for their blue shirts with black stripes, but they wear white shirts with a little yellow and blue, and yellow shirts when playing on the travels.
Priestfield Stadium is the club’s home ground, with the venue holding up to 11,582 spectators. Gillingham City have been playing at the stadium since the club’s foundation. Speaking of the club’s main rivals, over the years the Gills have built up a rivalry to Swindon Town. However, it has to be noted that Swindon fans do not consider Gillingham their biggest rivals.
Former goalkeeper Roy Hillyard is the Gillingham City player with the most appearances. The English shot-stopper played for Gillingham City from 1974 to 1991, making 655 appearances for the club. Brian Yeo is the team’s all-time top scorer, netting 149 goals in 387 appearances for the club from 1963 to 1975.