Perhaps a welcome break from league football as AFC Wimbledon & Gillingham face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither AFC Wimbledon nor Gillingham as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.AFC Wimbledon have collected 3 points from their League Two home games so far after 1-0-0.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Wimbledon, as their goalkeeper Nik Tzanev has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the League Two.
An away draw last time out for AFC Wimbledon, facing Hartlepool United in a game that ended 0-0. Midfield player Currie got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Currie dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, AFC Wimbledon had a League Two home game versus Gillingham which ended with a victory 2-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wimbledon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 2.
The match schedule is unforgiving for AFC Wimbledon as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Doncaster Rovers are visiting.
At Kingsmeadow, AFC Wimbledon has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Gillingham form and stats
Gillingham's mission in Carabao Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.As the visiting team in League Two matches, Gillingham have produced an overall stat of 0-0-1 so far.
Gillingham are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Rochdale. Defender Wright was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Wright served one assist, hit three key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.
It was a League Two defeat before that one as the away game against AFC Wimbledon wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gillingham playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 2 Gillingham wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Gillingham have another game that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a League Two game vs Tranmere Rovers. A back-breaking schedule for the visiting team!
Gillingham have the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
AFC Wimbledon have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Gillingham.Top Goalscorers
  E. Chislett 1 goals |  J. Currie 1 goals |  S. Kashket 1 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Gillingham missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 19 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 44% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8.7 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 28% | ||
| 12.7 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 13.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Walsall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Barrow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Salford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Sutton United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
