Portsmouth vs Gillingham Predictions

Portsmouth were supposed to be the side running away with the title term, but instead, they find themselves in midtable with a poor start behind them. Of course, there’s plenty of time left in the League One campaign. Pompey could yet salvage their season, but they will need to get wins on the board quickly.

The hosts are pushing for another home win this weekend, having seen their form pick up in recent outings. Pompey have started to get their act together, so they could yet spark a run towards the top six. Portsmouth are only seven points off sixth with two games in hand, so their recent run could be about to push them into the mix.

This meeting with Gillingham will be an interesting test for the hosts, as the Gills sit a point and a place above Portsmouth heading into the weekend. However, the visitors are yet to win a game on the road, while they’ve lost four of their last six trips to Fratton Park. That makes them the outsiders here, with Portsmouth starting to build momentum.

The home side have won back to back league games, while they picked up a 2-2 draw at Oxford in the EFL Trophy in midweek. They seem to be making positive strides, which makes them the obvious favourites to win this clash. Gillingham head into Saturday’s meeting having lost three of their last four matches. The visitors are conceding too many on the road, while Portsmouth have scored in both halves in 75% of their home games.

The hosts look to be playing well ahead of a meeting with a side they’ve frequently beaten at home. Gillingham come here having conceded first in 60% of their trips, while we expect Portsmouth to get out in front here and hold on to the lead. We are backing a home win in this weekend’s clash, as Portsmouth look to maintain their winning run.

A 1-0 home win is our correct score pick for this clash, as Pompey look for another solid defensive display. They should get that against a Gillingham side who have scored just four times in five trips this term. Meanwhile, Portsmouth have two home wins this season – both of which have come with clean sheets. Given that the Gills have failed to score in their away defeats this term, a 1-0 victory seems like a fair result here.