Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gillingham & Ipswich Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Gillingham nor Ipswich Town 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.
Gillingham form and stats
Last season, Gillingham's EFL Trophy journey ended in the 2nd round.The story so far in the League One for Gillingham at their home stadium is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The Gillingham fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here: A 0-2 defeat against Wigan Athletic. David Tutonda, defender, was given a rating of 7.84/10 in that game, top of the team. Tutonda hit one key pass and won 8 of 11 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Cambridge United and winning 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 Gillingham have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gillingham as they are travelling to their away game against Wycombe Wanderers in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
The Gillingham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gillingham defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Ipswich Town form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.1-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ipswich Town in their League One matches away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Ipswich, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Accrington Stanley. Midfield player Bersant Celina was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.44/10. Celina served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
That result followed a home victory 6-0 versus Doncaster Rovers in the League One.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ipswich Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were four Ipswich wins, four draws and eight defeats.
A new game in only four days for Ipswich Town, the League One home match versus Shrewsbury Town. Busy days.
The visiting Ipswich have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 4 games. Ipswich Town struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Gillingham victories, one draw and four Ipswich Town wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bonne 8 goals |   V. Oliver 4 goals |  L. Evans 3 goals |
Gillingham missing players
Ipswich Town missing players
| Gillingham | Ipswich Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 11 | 30 | ||
| 35 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gillingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | West Ham United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Morecambe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -12 | 7 |