Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gillingham & Leicester City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Leicester City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only four sleeps ago.
Gillingham form and stats
Gillingham have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Fylde and Dagenham & Redbridge. Last season, Gillingham's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round replays.With 2 League Two wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Gillingham are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Gillingham lost their last game at Stevenage after a 0-1 scoreline.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sutton United in the League Two.The lack of attacking qualities in Gillingham means that they have only scored {4 goals} in 11 league home games, less than half a goal per match. 12 goals have been conceded.
Leicester City form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.There's been little loot from Leicester City's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Leicester City only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.
The manager Rodgers was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium King Power Stadium. Leicester City suffered a 0-1 loss to Fulham. Midfield player Tielemans was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Tielemans hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Liverpool's place.The schedule is very tough for Leicester City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Carabao Cup game at Newcastle United is waiting in only three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Leicester's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 9 league matches away. Leicester City have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maddison 7 goals |  H. Barnes 7 goals |  Y. Tielemans 3 goals |
Gillingham missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Gillingham | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 25 | 38 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 23 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | ||
| 13.2 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 53 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 51 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 37 |
| 9 | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 10 | Barrow | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| 11 | Salford City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 34 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 33 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | Newport County | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 19 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -17 | 16 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -21 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 36 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Fulham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -21 | 16 |
| 16 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 22 | -22 | 14 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -16 | 13 |
| 20 | Southampton | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 12 |
