Open game expected at The Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium: AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham preview

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 23.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium (4850 seats)

AFC Wimbledon hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 13 points and a 20th position in the League One table. Visiting Gillingham holds 14th place with 21 pts.

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.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, AFC Wimbledon have managed 2 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.

The fans are hoping that AFC Wimbledon will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the FA Cup game against Doncaster Rovers (placed 12th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Blackpool (0-2).

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 AFC Wimbledon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 5 Lost 3.

The AFC Wimbledon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. On the other hand, AFC Wimbledon have conceded 10 goals.

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Gillingham form and stats

There's been little loot from Gillingham's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the League One. Gillingham only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws.

Gillingham are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the FA Cup against Sunderland (placed 9th). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Lincoln City in the League One.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Gillingham in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Gillingham, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

The attacking power of Gillingham when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Gillingham have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): AFC Wimbledon won 4 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Gillingham has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonM. Forss
M. Forss
7 goals
GillinghamA. Jakubiak
A. Jakubiak
4 goals
AFC WimbledonK. Appiah
K. Appiah
3 goals

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Gillingham missing players

AFC Wimbledon Gillingham
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 8 17
3 2 1 Won W 1 1 5
4 4 1 Drew D 1 5 6
10 2 1 Lost L 0 2 6
20 9 3 Scored S 3 6 21
28 10 4 Conceded C 2 9 20
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
82% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 71%
59% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 47%
29% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 12% 24%
18% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
76% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 47%
12% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 29%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 29%
 
5.1 6 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 6 5.1 5.7
6.6 6.1 7.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 5 4.4
2.1 1.9 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.3
1 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
176 96 36 Total Shots T S 22 72 199
54 28 11 Shots on Target S O 8 24 66
37% 32% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 25% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 17 10 6 1 27 14 9 7 2 0 19 10 8 3 4 1 8 4 13 36
2 Ipswich Town 15 10 3 2 25 10 6 3 2 1 10 5 9 7 1 1 15 5 15 33
3 Coventry City 17 7 8 2 22 19 10 7 2 1 14 7 7 0 6 1 8 12 3 29
4 Peterborough United 17 8 4 5 39 23 8 5 2 1 23 9 9 3 2 4 16 14 16 28
5 Blackpool 17 7 7 3 24 19 9 5 2 2 15 12 8 2 5 1 9 7 5 28
6 Rotherham United 16 8 3 5 25 13 8 3 2 3 13 7 8 5 1 2 12 6 12 27
7 Oxford United 16 7 5 4 33 19 7 5 1 1 18 7 9 2 4 3 15 12 14 26
8 Fleetwood Town 15 8 2 5 27 19 8 6 1 1 14 6 7 2 1 4 13 13 8 26
9 Sunderland 15 7 4 4 22 16 7 5 2 0 15 5 8 2 2 4 7 11 6 25
10 Bristol Rovers 16 7 4 5 19 19 9 4 4 1 13 9 7 3 0 4 6 10 0 25
11 Shrewsbury Town 16 6 6 4 13 15 8 4 3 1 8 7 8 2 3 3 5 8 -2 24
12 Doncaster Rovers 14 6 5 3 24 16 9 5 2 2 15 10 5 1 3 1 9 6 8 23
13 Portsmouth 15 5 6 4 20 16 8 4 4 0 14 7 7 1 2 4 6 9 4 21
14 Gillingham 17 5 6 6 21 20 9 4 1 4 15 11 8 1 5 2 6 9 1 21
15 Burton Albion 14 5 5 4 18 15 6 2 2 2 3 2 8 3 3 2 15 13 3 20
16 Rochdale 18 5 4 9 21 30 9 2 3 4 8 11 9 3 1 5 13 19 -9 19
17 Lincoln City 17 5 3 9 18 22 7 4 1 2 10 7 10 1 2 7 8 15 -4 18
18 Tranmere Rovers 16 4 4 8 20 30 8 2 3 3 14 12 8 2 1 5 6 18 -10 16
19 Accrington Stanley 17 3 6 8 17 27 7 2 2 3 10 11 10 1 4 5 7 16 -10 15
20 AFC Wimbledon 17 3 4 10 20 28 8 2 4 2 9 10 9 1 0 8 11 18 -8 13
21 Milton Keynes Dons 17 4 1 12 13 26 9 3 1 5 6 14 8 1 0 7 7 12 -13 13
22 Southend United 17 1 2 14 17 48 8 0 1 7 7 26 9 1 1 7 10 22 -31 5
23 Bolton Wanderers 14 3 4 7 8 29 8 2 4 2 5 10 6 1 0 5 3 19 -21 1

Read more about League One

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