Gillingham vs Bolton Wanderers preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

Gillingham are looking to blank out the league table ahead of this match versus Bolton Wanderers. Here's all you need to know before the game!

Insights:
  • Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (18) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Gillingham form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Gillingham have only managed 4 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses from their games here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.

The Gillingham goalkeeper Aaron Chapman is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 194 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

Gillingham are returning here after visiting Lincoln City and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Oliver and Thompson scored the goal(s). Oliver, an attacker, was the highest rated player for the team in that game, collecting a rating of 8.25 (out of 10). Oliver scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus AFC Wimbledon.

Gillingham have scored 12 league goals here from 18 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gillingham defense is not exactly impregnable. 30 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bolton Wanderers so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 5-2-11 (win-draw-lose). Bolton Wanderers has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Wanderers play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Milton Keynes Dons (placed 3rd). Midfield player Williams was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.04/10. Williams had 36 successful passes (of 41 total).

That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Lincoln City.

A new game in only three days for Bolton Wanderers, the League One home match versus Morecambe. Busy days.

Bolton Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 20 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Wanderers have conceded 28 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent recorded meeting between these contenders is the Bolton Wanderers - Gillingham 2-2 played not long ago this season. Head to head totals (for the last four meetings): Gillingham won one game, one match ended with a draw and Bolton Wanderers have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / zero

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersO. Afolayan
O. Afolayan
11 goals
GillinghamV. Oliver
V. Oliver
8 goals
Bolton WanderersA. Bakayoko
A. Bakayoko
7 goals

Gillingham missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 18 7 Played P 5 18 35
6 4 1 Won W 2 5 15
12 5 2 Drew D 2 2 6
17 9 4 Lost L 1 11 14
28 12 3 Scored S 6 20 55
55 30 11 Conceded C 7 28 47
89% 83% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
71% 61% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 74%
31% 33% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 54%
20% 22% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 28% 34%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 22% 17%
49% 39% 29% BTTS BTTS 40% 39% 40%
26% 33% 29% Clean Sheets C S 40% 11% 26%
37% 44% 57% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 37%
 
4.7 5.2 4.9 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.2 5.3
5 3.7 3.1 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.1 4.5
2.1 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 1.4
5 2 1 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
10.4 12.2 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 11.5 13.4
3.2 3.6 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 4.1
25% 19% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 38%
 
14.6 12.6 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.4 13.3 11.8
4.8 3.8 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.8 4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Gillingham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in League One
  • Gillingham have the most conceded goals (30) at home in League One
  • Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (18) in League One
  • Gillingham have the the worst goal difference (-18) at home in League One

  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 34 23 6 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 17 11 3 3 24 5 42 75
2 Wigan Athletic 32 20 6 6 56 32 16 9 3 4 23 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 24 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 35 18 8 9 65 43 18 11 4 3 39 22 17 7 4 6 26 21 22 62
5 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
6 Sheffield Wednesday 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 10 4 2 25 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 12 58
7 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 15 10 9 55 46 17 9 4 4 30 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 9 55
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
11 Portsmouth 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 8 4 4 27 18 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 48
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 34 11 11 12 46 49 17 7 6 4 23 19 17 4 5 8 23 30 -3 44
14 Burton Albion 35 12 8 15 42 47 18 8 4 6 28 22 17 4 4 9 14 25 -5 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 9 10 15 31 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 37
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 32 7 12 13 47 56 16 5 5 6 26 25 16 2 7 7 21 31 -9 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

Bolton Wanderers:
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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 Rotherham United 34 23 6 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 17 11 3 3 24 5 42 75
2 Wigan Athletic 32 20 6 6 56 32 16 9 3 4 23 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 24 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 35 18 8 9 65 43 18 11 4 3 39 22 17 7 4 6 26 21 22 62
5 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
6 Sheffield Wednesday 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 10 4 2 25 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 12 58
7 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 15 10 9 55 46 17 9 4 4 30 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 9 55
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
11 Portsmouth 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 8 4 4 27 18 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 48
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 34 11 11 12 46 49 17 7 6 4 23 19 17 4 5 8 23 30 -3 44
14 Burton Albion 35 12 8 15 42 47 18 8 4 6 28 22 17 4 4 9 14 25 -5 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 9 10 15 31 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 37
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 32 7 12 13 47 56 16 5 5 6 26 25 16 2 7 7 21 31 -9 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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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.