Evenly matched teams: Burton Albion vs Gillingham match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the League One table so far. Here's the Burton Albion - Gillingham latest:

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (41) at home in League One
  • Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

The hosts Burton Albion saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League One. Thankfully the previous game, versus Fleetwood Town, was also a home game here at Pirelli Stadium. The away team is better rested.

Burton are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Gillingham are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Overall League One stats at home this season for Burton Albion, who have the most conceded goals (41) at home in League One, are 7-3-12 (wins-draw-losses).

The Burton supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Fleetwood Town in League One and win 5-2. Before that, Burton played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Wigan Athletic.

A goal frenzy last time out for Burton, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Fleetwood Town. Fun stuff to watch!

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 Burton have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost two.

Burton Albion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 31 goals in 22 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 41 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Gillingham form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Gillingham have produced an overall stat of 9-4-9 so far.

Gillingham's last game was the home draw against Northampton Town (2-2). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Peterborough United at their stadium, the result 1-0.

It looked so good for Gillingham vs Northampton Town, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

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 eight relevant matches. Results were three Gillingham wins, five draws and zero defeats.

The visiting Gillingham have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 31 goals from 22 games. 29 goals have been conceded by Gillingham in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Gillingham - Burton 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Burton Albion wins - draws - Gillingham wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GillinghamV. Oliver
V. Oliver
16 goals
BurtonK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
15 goals
GillinghamJ. Graham
J. Graham
11 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Gillingham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Gillingham
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 22 44
15 7 2 Won W 2 9 18
11 3 1 Drew D 0 4 9
18 12 3 Lost L 4 9 17
60 31 10 Scored S 3 31 61
68 41 10 Conceded C 6 29 59
98% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
82% 77% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 68% 77%
52% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 45% 45%
23% 32% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 36%
16% 23% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 16%
66% 73% 83% BTTS BTTS 17% 55% 50%
20% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 23% 23%
16% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 23% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.2 1.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.2 10.9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.9 10.6
3.3 3.4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.7 4
42% 41% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 38% 35%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (41) at home in League One
  • Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 44 26 8 10 77 36 22 13 4 5 29 13 22 13 4 5 48 23 41 86
2 Peterborough United 43 25 7 11 76 41 21 15 3 3 47 17 22 10 4 8 27 23 35 82
3 Lincoln City 43 22 9 12 65 44 22 9 4 9 35 30 21 13 5 3 30 14 21 75
4 Sunderland 44 19 16 9 66 40 22 9 7 6 31 24 22 10 9 3 35 16 26 73
5 Blackpool 43 20 11 12 54 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 22 10 4 8 27 19 17 71
6 Portsmouth 44 20 9 15 62 49 22 9 5 8 29 23 22 11 4 7 33 26 13 69
7 Oxford United 44 20 8 16 70 54 22 12 4 6 35 21 22 8 4 10 35 33 16 68
8 Charlton Athletic 43 18 13 12 65 54 21 6 7 8 32 36 22 12 6 4 33 18 11 67
9 Milton Keynes Dons 44 18 10 16 63 58 22 10 7 5 36 25 22 8 3 11 27 33 5 64
10 Gillingham 44 18 9 17 61 59 22 9 5 8 30 30 22 9 4 9 31 29 2 63
11 Accrington Stanley 44 17 12 15 61 67 22 10 6 6 30 25 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 63
12 Ipswich Town 43 17 11 15 41 44 22 11 5 6 22 17 21 6 6 9 19 27 -3 62
13 Doncaster Rovers 42 18 6 18 59 60 22 11 4 7 33 28 20 7 2 11 25 30 -1 60
14 Crewe Alexandra 44 16 12 16 52 59 22 9 7 6 29 28 22 7 5 10 23 31 -7 60
15 Fleetwood Town 44 16 11 17 47 42 22 9 7 6 25 16 22 7 4 11 22 26 5 59
16 Burton Albion 44 15 11 18 60 68 22 7 3 12 31 41 22 8 8 6 29 27 -8 56
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 13 14 16 46 51 21 5 7 9 26 28 22 8 7 7 20 23 -5 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 44 14 11 19 52 76 22 11 4 7 30 36 22 3 7 12 22 40 -24 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 44 12 14 18 53 67 22 7 5 10 31 36 22 5 9 8 22 31 -14 50
20 Wigan Athletic 44 13 9 22 50 70 22 5 6 11 23 38 22 8 3 11 27 32 -20 48
21 Rochdale 44 10 14 20 57 76 22 4 9 9 26 40 22 6 5 11 31 36 -19 44
22 Northampton Town 44 11 11 22 40 63 22 8 5 9 20 23 22 3 6 13 20 40 -23 44
23 Swindon Town 44 12 4 28 50 84 22 8 1 13 24 36 22 4 3 15 26 48 -34 40
24 Bristol Rovers 44 10 8 26 40 68 22 7 2 13 23 31 22 3 6 13 17 37 -28 38

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 44 26 8 10 77 36 22 13 4 5 29 13 22 13 4 5 48 23 41 86
2 Peterborough United 43 25 7 11 76 41 21 15 3 3 47 17 22 10 4 8 27 23 35 82
3 Lincoln City 43 22 9 12 65 44 22 9 4 9 35 30 21 13 5 3 30 14 21 75
4 Sunderland 44 19 16 9 66 40 22 9 7 6 31 24 22 10 9 3 35 16 26 73
5 Blackpool 43 20 11 12 54 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 22 10 4 8 27 19 17 71
6 Portsmouth 44 20 9 15 62 49 22 9 5 8 29 23 22 11 4 7 33 26 13 69
7 Oxford United 44 20 8 16 70 54 22 12 4 6 35 21 22 8 4 10 35 33 16 68
8 Charlton Athletic 43 18 13 12 65 54 21 6 7 8 32 36 22 12 6 4 33 18 11 67
9 Milton Keynes Dons 44 18 10 16 63 58 22 10 7 5 36 25 22 8 3 11 27 33 5 64
10 Gillingham 44 18 9 17 61 59 22 9 5 8 30 30 22 9 4 9 31 29 2 63
11 Accrington Stanley 44 17 12 15 61 67 22 10 6 6 30 25 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 63
12 Ipswich Town 43 17 11 15 41 44 22 11 5 6 22 17 21 6 6 9 19 27 -3 62
13 Doncaster Rovers 42 18 6 18 59 60 22 11 4 7 33 28 20 7 2 11 25 30 -1 60
14 Crewe Alexandra 44 16 12 16 52 59 22 9 7 6 29 28 22 7 5 10 23 31 -7 60
15 Fleetwood Town 44 16 11 17 47 42 22 9 7 6 25 16 22 7 4 11 22 26 5 59
16 Burton Albion 44 15 11 18 60 68 22 7 3 12 31 41 22 8 8 6 29 27 -8 56
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 13 14 16 46 51 21 5 7 9 26 28 22 8 7 7 20 23 -5 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 44 14 11 19 52 76 22 11 4 7 30 36 22 3 7 12 22 40 -24 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 44 12 14 18 53 67 22 7 5 10 31 36 22 5 9 8 22 31 -14 50
20 Wigan Athletic 44 13 9 22 50 70 22 5 6 11 23 38 22 8 3 11 27 32 -20 48
21 Rochdale 44 10 14 20 57 76 22 4 9 9 26 40 22 6 5 11 31 36 -19 44
22 Northampton Town 44 11 11 22 40 63 22 8 5 9 20 23 22 3 6 13 20 40 -23 44
23 Swindon Town 44 12 4 28 50 84 22 8 1 13 24 36 22 4 3 15 26 48 -34 40
24 Bristol Rovers 44 10 8 26 40 68 22 7 2 13 23 31 22 3 6 13 17 37 -28 38

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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.