Gillingham manager Harris looking for three points in Doncaster Rovers showdown

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 07.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

League Two: Gillingham are 7 points after Doncaster Rovers, but are psyched to go full force. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (27) in League Two
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League Two

Gillingham and Doncaster Rovers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Gillingham form and stats

9-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Gillingham so far this season. There’s a good atmosphere here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium after three straight home wins.

Gillingham lost their last game at Barrow (placed 9th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The defeat against Barrow was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by Gotts). Masterson was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.32 out of 10. The defender Masterson scored one goal and won 10 of 12 duels.

Before that, Gillingham had a home game versus Carlisle United which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gillingham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.

It should be taken into account that a look at the 25 most recent league games reveals that 19 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gillingham as they are travelling to their away game against Northampton Town in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

Gillingham aren't scoring a lot here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the league, with only {16 goals} from 19 games. Gillingham have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

5 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Doncaster Rovers playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Doncaster are looking to quickly end their 225 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.

Doncaster Rovers might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Crewe Alexandra proved too strong as Doncaster Rovers slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at The Keepmoat Stadium. Faulkner, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.31. Faulkner won 7 of 9 duels.

A loss against Northampton Town was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Doncaster Rovers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

Lacking goals? 11 of this team's latest 13 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

After this away game Doncaster return home for a League Two game against Grimsby Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Doncaster Rovers when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 19 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Doncaster have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Doncaster Rovers - Gillingham 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Gillingham victories, three draws and three Doncaster Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Doncaster RoversG. Miller
G. Miller
11 goals
Doncaster RoversK. Hurst
K. Hurst
6 goals
Doncaster RoversH. Biggins
H. Biggins
5 goals

Gillingham missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 19 7 Played P 6 19 39
11 9 4 Won W 2 5 15
11 4 3 Drew D 2 5 6
17 6 0 Lost L 2 9 18
27 16 8 Scored S 6 16 40
42 17 3 Conceded C 8 29 54
85% 89% 71% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
64% 63% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 74% 72%
21% 21% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 44%
3% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 18%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 8%
26% 26% 43% BTTS BTTS 67% 42% 44%
36% 42% 57% Clean Sheets C S 17% 26% 21%
54% 42% 29% Failed to Score F T 17% 42% 41%
 
4.1 5.3 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 4.3
4.5 4.4 4.9 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.6 4.8
1.6 1.3 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.6 10.4 11.1 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9 9.8
1.8 2.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.2 2.8
38% 35% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 36%
 
11.6 10.1 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 13.9 11.8
3.4 2.8 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.3 3.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League Two
  • Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gillingham have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in League Two
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (16) at home in League Two
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (27) in League Two
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in League Two
  • Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (31) in League Two
  • Gillingham have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 38 22 11 5 50 25 20 14 5 1 28 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 25 77
2 Northampton Town 39 19 13 7 53 34 20 10 6 4 25 16 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 70
3 Stevenage 38 19 11 8 52 35 19 14 1 4 34 14 19 5 10 4 18 21 17 68
4 Carlisle United 39 18 12 9 58 37 19 10 6 3 28 16 20 8 6 6 30 21 21 66
5 Stockport County 39 18 10 11 52 33 20 9 8 3 26 15 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 64
6 Bradford City 38 17 13 8 48 34 20 8 8 4 27 19 18 9 5 4 21 15 14 64
7 Salford City 39 18 9 12 61 44 19 9 5 5 26 19 20 9 4 7 35 25 17 63
8 Mansfield Town 38 17 10 11 59 46 19 8 7 4 33 26 19 9 3 7 26 20 13 61
9 Barrow 39 17 7 15 42 44 20 11 3 6 25 17 19 6 4 9 17 27 -2 58
10 Sutton United 39 15 12 12 41 41 19 11 4 4 24 15 20 4 8 8 17 26 0 57
11 Swindon Town 38 13 12 13 50 45 18 7 5 6 26 18 20 6 7 7 24 27 5 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 15 6 18 40 54 20 10 1 9 24 25 19 5 5 9 16 29 -14 51
13 Walsall 39 11 17 11 40 36 20 8 8 4 24 15 19 3 9 7 16 21 4 50
14 Tranmere Rovers 39 13 11 15 38 40 20 8 6 6 24 19 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 50
15 Grimsby Town 38 12 12 14 41 46 18 4 9 5 18 20 20 8 3 9 23 26 -5 48
16 AFC Wimbledon 40 11 13 16 41 46 20 7 6 7 22 21 20 4 7 9 19 25 -5 46
17 Crewe Alexandra 38 10 15 13 36 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 19 3 9 7 14 24 -11 45
18 Newport County 38 10 14 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 20 6 8 6 21 20 -5 44
19 Gillingham 39 11 11 17 27 42 19 9 4 6 16 17 20 2 7 11 11 25 -15 44
20 Harrogate Town 38 9 12 17 43 55 19 5 7 7 23 27 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 39
21 Colchester United 39 9 11 19 34 46 20 4 9 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 38
22 Crawley Town 39 9 10 20 43 64 19 8 4 7 29 29 20 1 6 13 14 35 -21 37
23 Hartlepool United 39 7 14 18 43 68 20 4 9 7 23 32 19 3 5 11 20 36 -25 35
24 Rochdale 39 7 8 24 34 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 20 4 4 12 15 29 -25 29

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 38 22 11 5 50 25 20 14 5 1 28 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 25 77
2 Northampton Town 39 19 13 7 53 34 20 10 6 4 25 16 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 70
3 Stevenage 38 19 11 8 52 35 19 14 1 4 34 14 19 5 10 4 18 21 17 68
4 Carlisle United 39 18 12 9 58 37 19 10 6 3 28 16 20 8 6 6 30 21 21 66
5 Stockport County 39 18 10 11 52 33 20 9 8 3 26 15 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 64
6 Bradford City 38 17 13 8 48 34 20 8 8 4 27 19 18 9 5 4 21 15 14 64
7 Salford City 39 18 9 12 61 44 19 9 5 5 26 19 20 9 4 7 35 25 17 63
8 Mansfield Town 38 17 10 11 59 46 19 8 7 4 33 26 19 9 3 7 26 20 13 61
9 Barrow 39 17 7 15 42 44 20 11 3 6 25 17 19 6 4 9 17 27 -2 58
10 Sutton United 39 15 12 12 41 41 19 11 4 4 24 15 20 4 8 8 17 26 0 57
11 Swindon Town 38 13 12 13 50 45 18 7 5 6 26 18 20 6 7 7 24 27 5 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 15 6 18 40 54 20 10 1 9 24 25 19 5 5 9 16 29 -14 51
13 Walsall 39 11 17 11 40 36 20 8 8 4 24 15 19 3 9 7 16 21 4 50
14 Tranmere Rovers 39 13 11 15 38 40 20 8 6 6 24 19 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 50
15 Grimsby Town 38 12 12 14 41 46 18 4 9 5 18 20 20 8 3 9 23 26 -5 48
16 AFC Wimbledon 40 11 13 16 41 46 20 7 6 7 22 21 20 4 7 9 19 25 -5 46
17 Crewe Alexandra 38 10 15 13 36 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 19 3 9 7 14 24 -11 45
18 Newport County 38 10 14 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 20 6 8 6 21 20 -5 44
19 Gillingham 39 11 11 17 27 42 19 9 4 6 16 17 20 2 7 11 11 25 -15 44
20 Harrogate Town 38 9 12 17 43 55 19 5 7 7 23 27 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 39
21 Colchester United 39 9 11 19 34 46 20 4 9 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 38
22 Crawley Town 39 9 10 20 43 64 19 8 4 7 29 29 20 1 6 13 14 35 -21 37
23 Hartlepool United 39 7 14 18 43 68 20 4 9 7 23 32 19 3 5 11 20 36 -25 35
24 Rochdale 39 7 8 24 34 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 20 4 4 12 15 29 -25 29

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.