Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Blackpool in 14th and Gillingham in 12th place.
It's no vacation for neither Blackpool 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.
Blackpool form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Blackpool at their home stadium (Bloomfield Road) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The Blackpool supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Southend United in League One and win 2-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Oxford United.
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 Blackpool have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost three.
The manager S. Grayson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bristol Rovers in only four days.
The Blackpool fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Blackpool have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Gillingham form and stats
Gillingham have only collected 13 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-10-3 (14 played). Things are running smoothly for Gillingham who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against AFC Wimbledon. It's been quite a sequence of draws for Gillingham when traveling as their last five away games have all ended all square. Not since the AFC Wimbledon match has the points been distributed unevenly.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Gillingham goalkeeper Jack Bonham is eager to challenge this, with his 202 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Burton Albion (placed 11th) in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 0-0. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Shrewsbury Town.
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 five relevant matches. Results were one Gillingham win, four draws and zero defeats.
After this away game Gillingham return home for a League One game against Doncaster Rovers. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Gillingham when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 14 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Gillingham - Blackpool 2-2, played this season. Blackpool-Gillingham H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Blackpool three wins, Gillingham two wins, five draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Gnanduillet 14 goals |  S. Kaikai 4 goals |   O. Lee 4 goals |
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| Blackpool | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 36 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 33 |
| 34 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 27 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 71% | 86% |
| 75% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 50% | 62% |
| 50% | 54% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 21% | 34% |
| 21% | 15% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 64% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 43% | 45% |
| 21% | 15% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 36% | 38% |
| 25% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 31% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 5.7 | 4.3 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 301 | 147 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 158 | 362 |
| 104 | 49 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 43 | 113 |
| 35% | 41% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 21% | 29% |
- Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackpool have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Gillingham have scored away.
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gillingham has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 53 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 45 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 44 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 37 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 35 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -4 | 33 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -13 | 33 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 28 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 22 |
| 22 | Southend United | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -39 | 16 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 36 | -34 | 11 |