Gillingham - Accrington Stanley in League One: Numbers, team selections, tables, the latest developments and headlines. Read our broad preview!
- Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Accrington Stanley have the most conceded goals (17) away in League One
These are hustling days for the hosts, as they had a game only four days ago in the EFL Trophy. This match was also played here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Accrington Stanley have had more rest.
Gillingham form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Gillingham at their home stadium (MEMS Priestfield Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The Gillingham fans got no joy from their last match, a EFL Trophy game also here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against West Ham United U21.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Bolton Wanderers that finished 2-2.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 Gillingham have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost three.
The Gillingham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
There's been little loot from Accrington Stanley's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the League One. Accrington Stanley only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
There were no winners in Accrington's previous match, a League One home game that ended 2-2 vs Portsmouth (placed 16th). Goalkeeper Toby Savin made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Portsmouth. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Ross Sykes was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.11. The defender Sykes served one assist, hit one key pass and won 16 of 20 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Charlton Athletic.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Accrington Stanley in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Accrington Stanley, five draws and six defeats.
Accrington are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). For Accrington, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two participants are: five wins for Gillingham, three draws and two wins for Accrington Stanley. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Oliver 5 goals |  H. Pell 5 goals |  M. Butcher 4 goals |
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| Gillingham | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 38% | 36% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 38% | 29% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 21% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 6.1 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 11.9 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 15.2 | 13.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 25% | 23% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 27% |
- Accrington Stanley have the most conceded goals (17) away in League One
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 15 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 11 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 8 |