England - EFL League TwoTechnique StadiumData current as of 31 August 2026

Chesterfield vs Gillingham: match statistics

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Chesterfield vs Gillingham: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Chesterfield play Gillingham in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 1 September 2026. Venue: Technique Stadium.

Current form

Chesterfield: 1-0-2, 1.00 points/match. Gillingham: 0-2-1, 0.67 points/match.

Goal statistics

Chesterfield scores 0.67 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Gillingham scores 0.33 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.50 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Chesterfield 33%, Gillingham 33%. Over 2.5: Chesterfield 33%, Gillingham 33%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Chesterfield has higher xG: 1.39 vs 1.35. Chesterfield: 12.3 shots per match, Gillingham: 12.7.

Match halves

Chesterfield: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.33. Gillingham: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Chesterfield: 0-15 (1 goals). Gillingham: 0-15 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.50 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.51)
(3.95)
(5.90)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ChesterfieldGillingham
0.67Goals scored / match0.33
ChesterfieldGillingham
1Goals conceded / match1.33
ChesterfieldGillingham
57%Average possession45%
ChesterfieldGillingham
2.67Shots on target / match4.33
ChesterfieldGillingham

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.33Shots per match12.67
ChesterfieldGillingham
2.67Shots on target4.33
ChesterfieldGillingham
5.4%Shot conversion2.6%
ChesterfieldGillingham
57%Possession45%
ChesterfieldGillingham
1.39xG for1.35
ChesterfieldGillingham
1.41xG against1.37
ChesterfieldGillingham

Shooting quality

Chesterfield: BalancedGillingham: Balanced
ChesterfieldGillingham
Accuracy (shots on target)22%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.08

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Chesterfield is 49% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Chesterfield · 0.67 pts / match - Gillingham

Chesterfield
LWL
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%
Gillingham
LDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W67% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Chesterfield is 103% better for: goals scored per match.

0.67 goals / match - Chesterfield · 0.33 goals / match - Gillingham

Chesterfield is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Chesterfield · 1.33 goals / match - Gillingham

Chesterfield scoring profile: strong

Chesterfield scores in 67% of matches (2 of 3 matches), while Gillingham keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).

Gillingham scoring profile: mixed

Gillingham scores in 33% of matches (1 of 3 matches), while Chesterfield keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).

2Goals scored (season)1
ChesterfieldGillingham
3Goals conceded (season)4
ChesterfieldGillingham
1.67Average goals in match1.67
ChesterfieldGillingham
2Goals scored (last 5)1
ChesterfieldGillingham
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
ChesterfieldGillingham

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%2 goals0%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%3 goals0%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%4 goals0%
ChesterfieldGillingham

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal67%
ChesterfieldGillingham
33%2 goals33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%3 goals33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%4 goals0%
ChesterfieldGillingham

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%BTTS in both halves0%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%Scored in both halves0%
ChesterfieldGillingham

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
33%BTTS - last 533%
ChesterfieldGillingham

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
ChesterfieldGillingham

2nd half

33%Min. 1 goal after half-time33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
ChesterfieldGillingham
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
ChesterfieldGillingham

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Chesterfield - half-time state
33% leading0% draw67% trailing
Gillingham - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1
ChesterfieldGillingham
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.33
ChesterfieldGillingham
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
ChesterfieldGillingham
1Average goals (1st half)0.67
ChesterfieldGillingham
33%Clean sheet before half-time67%
ChesterfieldGillingham
67%No goal before half-time67%
ChesterfieldGillingham

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)0.67
ChesterfieldGillingham
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0
ChesterfieldGillingham
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1
ChesterfieldGillingham
0.67Average goals (2nd half)1
ChesterfieldGillingham
67%Clean sheet after half-time67%
ChesterfieldGillingham
67%No goal after half-time100%
ChesterfieldGillingham

Chesterfield - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Gillingham - second-half results

0% W67% R33% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Chesterfield - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.30.3
Goals conceded / match0.70.3
Average goals in match1.00.7
1 goal100%33%
2 goals0%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal67%67%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 33% leading - 0% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Gillingham - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.67
Goals scored / match0.30.0
Goals conceded / match0.31.0
Average goals in match0.71.0
1 goal33%33%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal67%100%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 67% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Chesterfield
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Gillingham
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
67%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+80%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
22%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
22%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Chesterfield

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.72
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
46%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Gillingham

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.98
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
32%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 100% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

ChesterfieldLigaGillingham
Average goals in match 1.672.50 1.67
Both teams scored 33%50% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%50% 33%
Clean sheets 33%31% 33%
Goal before half-time 100%72% 33%
Goal after half-time 33%69% 33%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.50
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
1.03
Away goals / match
+43%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defence advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Chesterfield 1 - 0 - 1 Gillingham. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Chesterfield FC
1 : 0
Gillingham FC
Gillingham FC
4 : 1
Chesterfield FC

FAQ

When do Chesterfield and Gillingham play?

Chesterfield face Gillingham on 1 September 2026 in EFL League Two at Technique Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Chesterfield and Gillingham?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Chesterfield won 1, Gillingham won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Chesterfield vs Gillingham?

Chesterfield score 0.67 goals per game on average and Gillingham 0.33. The EFL League Two average is 2.50 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Chesterfield's matches and 33% of Gillingham's.

What form are Chesterfield and Gillingham in?

Over the last 5 games Chesterfield have a 1-0-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Gillingham 0-2-1 (0.67 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Chesterfield vs Gillingham?

The statistical background for Chesterfield vs Gillingham — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.