National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cheltenham Town or Gillingham that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League One. That game was also an away game, at Sheffield Wednesday. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.4-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Cheltenham Town so far this season.
The home team returns to Jonny-Rocks Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Gillingham on their last time out; the FA Cup game ended 1-1.
Before that, Cheltenham Town played out a League One draw 1-1 when visiting Portsmouth.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 Cheltenham have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won six, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cheltenham, as the League One home game vs Shrewsbury Town is only four days away.
The Cheltenham Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. On the other hand, Cheltenham Town have conceded 10 goals.
Gillingham form and stats
Gillingham was sent out of FA Cup in the 2nd round last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gillingham so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-3 (win-draw-lose). With three draws in a row for Gillingham the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sheffield Wednesday in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 1-1. Jamie Cumming had red hot gloves after the game against Sheffield Wednesday, shaping the outcome of the game with eight saves made. Jamie Cumming (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.33. Cumming stopped the opponent with eight saves.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup.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 eleven relevant matches. Results were four Gillingham wins, five draws and two defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Crewe Alexandra.
The visiting Gillingham have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 9 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Gillingham in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cheltenham Town and Gillingham have faced each other already this season: Gillingham - Cheltenham 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Cheltenham victories, five draws and three Gillingham wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Oliver 6 goals |  A. May 3 goals | A. Williams 3 goals |
Cheltenham Town missing players
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| Cheltenham Town | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 21 | ||
| 38 | 12 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 6.1 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 24% | ||
| 12 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 14.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -19 | 9 |
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