Cheltenham Town vs Gillingham predictions, Jan 27, 2026

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Cheltenham Town will face off against Gillingham FC in an intriguing English League Two match at home on January 27, 2026. Both teams have been experiencing a recent dip in form, with Cheltenham Town managing to secure just one victory in their last five matches, while Gillingham FC has also only won one of their last five games.

In terms of tactical strengths, Cheltenham Town has shown promising offensive capabilities, with the ability to create scoring opportunities. On the other hand, Gillingham FC has displayed a solid defensive structure that could pose a challenge for their opponents.

As for the bookmakers’ odds, they slightly favor Gillingham FC as the away team, with odds of 2.26 compared to Cheltenham Town’s odds of 3.1. However, our model prediction gives a slightly higher probability of an away win at 39.8%, followed closely by a draw at 28.9% and a home win at 30.4%.

With both teams showing signs of inconsistency in their recent performances, this match could go either way, making it a highly unpredictable and compelling encounter.

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Cheltenham 29.7%

Draw 29.6%

Gillingham 40.7%

Outrights of English League Two Gillingham: 0.75% Cheltenham: 0.22%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	3.09	3.1	2.26	Watch and Bet
	3.1	3.1	2.25

Latest Results

17.01.26 Oldham Athletic – Cheltenham Town – 2:1 10.01.26 Cheltenham Town – Leicester City – 0:2 04.01.26 Cheltenham Town – Crawley Town – 3:0 01.01.26 Crewe Alexandra – Cheltenham Town – 4:1 29.12.25 Cheltenham Town – Swindon Town – 0:2

17.01.26 Gillingham FC – Newport County – 3:2 01.01.26 Swindon Town – Gillingham FC – 2:0 29.12.25 Gillingham FC – Colchester United – 1:1 26.12.25 Gillingham FC – Cambridge United – 1:1 20.12.25 Fleetwood Town – Gillingham FC – 2:1

Facts

Two mid-table teams will face off this time (ranked 18 and 14).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Cheltenham won 1.

Cheltenham has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).

Gillingham‘s form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

Gillingham will hold a modest advantage in this match.

In the last 11 head-to-head matches, Cheltenham won 5 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 13:8. (average 1.2:0.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Cheltenham won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 5:3. (average 1:0.6).

Latest Head To Head

11.10.25 Gillingham FC – Cheltenham Town – 1:1 18.04.25 Cheltenham Town – Gillingham FC – 1:1 20.12.24 Gillingham FC – Cheltenham Town – 2:2 15.04.22 Cheltenham Town – Gillingham FC – 2:2 23.11.21 Gillingham FC – Cheltenham Town – 0:2

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	26	15	7	4	44:27	17	52
2	Swindon	25	14	4	7	41:29	12	46
3	Walsall	25	14	4	7	35:24	11	46
4	Salford	25	14	4	7	38:33	5	46
5	MK Dons	26	12	8	6	48:28	20	44
6	Cambridge Utd	25	12	8	5	30:20	10	44
7	Notts Co	25	12	6	7	38:27	11	42
8	Chesterfield	26	10	11	5	42:35	7	41
9	Colchester	25	10	9	6	39:28	11	39
10	Crewe	26	11	6	9	42:34	8	39
11	Grimsby	25	10	7	8	36:30	6	37
12	Oldham	25	8	11	6	26:20	6	35
13	Barnet	25	9	8	8	32:27	5	35
14	Gillingham	25	8	11	6	34:30	4	35
15	Fleetwood	25	9	7	9	33:32	1	34
16	Accrington	25	9	6	10	27:28	-1	33
17	Tranmere	26	8	8	10	40:42	-2	32
18	Cheltenham	26	9	3	14	26:43	-17	30
19	Barrow	25	6	6	13	27:38	-11	24
20	Shrewsbury	25	5	7	13	22:41	-19	22
21	Bristol Rovers	25	6	3	16	21:45	-24	21
22	Crawley	26	4	7	15	29:47	-18	19
23	Harrogate	26	4	6	16	19:41	-22	18
24	Newport	25	4	5	16	26:46	-20	17

English League Two Outrights

1. Bromley: 2.67 (30.99%)

2. Salford: 7.08 (11.69%)

3. Milton Keynes Dons: 7.08 (11.69%)

4. Walsall: 8.08 (10.24%)

5. Swindon: 8.08 (10.24%)

6. Cambridge Utd: 13.16 (6.29%)

7. Notts County: 17 (4.87%)

8. Colchester: 34.8 (2.38%)

9. Barnet: 34.8 (2.38%)

10. Chesterfield: 34.8 (2.38%)

11. Grimsby: 50.2 (1.65%)

12. Crewe: 65.4 (1.27%)

13. Gillingham: 110.2 (0.75%)

14. Oldham: 120.2 (0.69%)

15. Fleetwood Town: 130.2 (0.64%)

16. Tranmere: 180.2 (0.46%)

17. Accrington: 280.2 (0.3%)

18. Barrow: 380.2 (0.22%)

19. Cheltenham: 380.2 (0.22%)

20. Bristol Rovers: 380.2 (0.22%)

21. Shrewsbury: 480.2 (0.17%)

22. Crawley Town: 580.2 (0.14%)

23. Newport: 980.2 (0.08%)

24. Harrogate: 980.2 (0.08%)

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