Get the best Chesterfield vs Gillingham prediction, betting tips, lineups and odds ahead of this English League Two fixture. Find out who has the edge.
Chesterfield vs Gillingham Match Summary
Competition | English League Two |
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Match Date | Tuesday 1 September 2026 |
Match Time | 19:45 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | Chesterfield, SMH Group Stadium |
Two sides both hunting a first win of the season meet at the SMH Group Stadium, with Chesterfield taking on Gillingham under the lights on Tuesday night.
Chesterfield have made a scratchy start, losing three of their four competitive fixtures. They added Sheffield United loan attacker Louie Marsh on deadline day to freshen up the front line.
Gillingham arrive winless in each of their first four competitive outings this term. They have been busy in the market, bringing in loanees Lamin Sillah from Nottingham Forest and Jack Daley from Middlesbrough.
This is a familiar fixture in League Two, and the recent record between the pair has been tight, with the honours shared out fairly evenly across their last handful of meetings.
Chesterfield vs Gillingham Form
Chesterfield sit 16th in the League Two table and have found the going tough, losing three of their four competitive fixtures. Liam Mandeville's penalty looked to have rescued a point against Rotherham last weekend before Paul Mullin nicked it late. This is a possession-based side that defends set pieces well but struggles to finish its chances.
Gillingham are down in 21st and remain winless in each of their first four competitive fixtures this season. They raced into a seventh-minute lead against Northampton Town before being pegged back before the break. Ronan Hale has been busy, attempting three or more shots in each of his last three League Two outings, but the finishing has let them down.
Chesterfield vs Gillingham Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
Chesterfield: D. Duffy (Injured/out), W. Dickson (Injured/out), Z. Hemming (Injured/out), Lee Bonis (Injured/doubtful)
Gillingham: K. Harris (Injured/out), Bradley Dack (Injured/out), Liam Gordon (Injured/out), L. MacLorg (Injured/out), A. Little (Injured/out)
Chesterfield
Striker Lee Bonis is a doubt after picking up a knock on Saturday, and Fraser Bryden is expected to lead the line in his place if he fails to shake it off. Paul Cook could also bring Tom Naylor into the engine room for the midweek fixture.
Gillingham
Cameron Antwi should come into the Gillingham side in place of Robbie McKenzie. Bradley Dack and Liam Gordon are among five confirmed absentees in the away camp, leaving the visitors short of options.
Chesterfield vs Gillingham Predicted Lineup
Chesterfield
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Boot; Hutton, McFadzean, Simpson, Gordon; Naylor, Stirk; Markanday, Mandeville, Koroma; Bryden
Gillingham
Formation: 3-4-2-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Wright; Dobbs, Beckles, Smith; Freeman, Antwi, Waldock, McManus; Brophy, Hale; Goodwin
Chesterfield vs Gillingham Key Stats & Match Facts
The Chesterfield win would have landed 4 times in the last 10 matches against all opponents.
Gillingham have received two or more cards in three of their last three League Two matches.
Ronan Hale has attempted three or more shots in three of his last three League Two appearances.
George McEachran has made three or more tackles in four of his last four appearances against Gillingham in League Two.
Gillingham have received two or more cards in four of their last four matches against Chesterfield in League Two.
Chesterfield vs Gillingham Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: The home side are favourites here and rated at 7/10 with Coral to take the points. Both teams are still searching for form, and with a projected total of 2.38 goals this shapes up as a low-scoring affair. We fancy Chesterfield to edge it 2-1.
Best Bets
Under 2.5 Goals in the Total Goals Over/Under market. The projected total sits at just 2.38 goals, and with both these sides toiling in front of goal, a tight, low-scoring contest looks the likeliest outcome.
No in the Both Teams To Score market. Gillingham are projected to score under a single goal here, and with only a 43.65% likelihood of both teams finding the net, backing a clean sheet at one end makes plenty of sense.
Chesterfield vs Gillingham Bet Builder
Our four-leg bet builder backs Chesterfield to win, Lee Bonis to score anytime, no both teams to score, and Gillingham to pick up two or more cards.
Chesterfield are the favourites, rated a 57% implied probability to take the points on home soil against a Gillingham side that is winless so far this term.
Lee Bonis is the home side's main goal threat when fit, carrying a 43.12% projection to find the net, so we chance him in the anytime scorer market.
With Gillingham projected to score under a single goal, we side with no both teams to score to complement a Chesterfield clean sheet.
Gillingham are a card-happy visitor, picking up two or more bookings in four of their last four League Two meetings with Chesterfield, so a cards leg feels well grounded.
At the time of writing, this bet builder pays a best price of 17/4 and is as short as 3.64/1 elsewhere. That's a difference in potential winnings of £6 from best to worst price.
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Chesterfield vs Gillingham Talking Points
Both clubs have used the loan market to try and spark their season into life. Chesterfield brought in Sheffield United forward Louie Marsh on 31 August, while Gillingham secured Middlesbrough defender Jack Daley on a season-long loan the day before. Up front, the visitors will look to summer signing Will Goodwin, who joined on a two-year deal following his Oxford United departure, to end their goal drought. Discipline is another watch here, with Gillingham a persistently carded side against Chesterfield, so the referee could be busy at the SMH Group Stadium.
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The match will take place at SMH Group Stadium (Chesterfield).
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