After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Gillingham and Bolton Wanderers in this fresh League One season. Read our match preview!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Gillingham form and stats
Gillingham have less points than they have played home games in the League One so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point. Gillingham have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Gillingham lost their last game at Coventry City after a 0-1 scoreline. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Blackpool.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the EFL Trophy game versus Colchester United in only three days. This game is also played here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.
At MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham has the goal stats of 3-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
It's not happening yet for Bolton Wanderers on their League One travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Bolton Wanderers are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Queens Park Rangers fixture. six defeats in a row for Bolton Wanderers in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Queens Park Rangers.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Ipswich Town with 0-5 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting Tranmere Rovers's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Bolton Wanderers are hosting Bradford City in the EFL Trophy only three days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bolton Wanderers has managed 0 goals and let in 7 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 0 - 0 - 2 (Gillingham wins - draws - Bolton Wanderers wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Jakubiak 3 goals | ![]() O. Cissé 1 goals |
Gillingham missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Gillingham | Bolton Wanderers | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 8 | 7 | 6.2 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gillingham | Last season | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total | ||
| 4 | 2 | Played | 2 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Scored | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Conceded | 7 | 12 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 75% | ||
| 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 75% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 75% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 25% | ||
| 25% | 0% | Failed To Score | 100% | 100% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | 7 | 6.2 | ||
| 0.8 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| 03-08-19 | | Doncaster Rovers | 1 - 1 | Gillingham |
| 10-08-19 | | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Burton Albion |
| 13-08-19 | | Gillingham | 2 - 2 | Newport County |
| 20-08-19 | | Gillingham | 2 - 2 | Blackpool |
| 24-08-19 | | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Gillingham |
| 31-08-19 | | Gillingham | 14:00 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 03-09-19 | | Gillingham | 18:45 | Colchester United |
| 07-09-19 | | Tranmere Rovers | 14:00 | Gillingham |
| 14-09-19 | | Gillingham | 14:00 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 17-09-19 | | Bristol Rovers | 18:45 | Gillingham |
| 03-08-19 | | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 10-08-19 | | Bolton Wanderers | 0 - 0 | Coventry City |
| 13-08-19 | | Rochdale | 5 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 17-08-19 | | Tranmere Rovers | 5 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 24-08-19 | | Bolton Wanderers | 0 - 5 | Ipswich Town |
| 31-08-19 | | Gillingham | 14:00 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 03-09-19 | | Bolton Wanderers | 18:00 | Bradford City |
| 08-09-19 | | Bolton Wanderers | 11:00 | Bury |
| 14-09-19 | | Rotherham United | 14:00 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 17-09-19 | | Bolton Wanderers | 19:00 | Oxford United |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -12 | 1 |
| 24 | Southend United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Luton Town | 46 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 90 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 48 | 94 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 80 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 41 | 91 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 33 | 88 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 83 | 51 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 32 | 88 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 80 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 85 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 58 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 18 | 73 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 62 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 9 | 72 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 54 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 65 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 57 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 9 | 63 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -2 | 62 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 61 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 37 | -6 | 60 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 72 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 36 | -11 | 55 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 34 | -16 | 55 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 22 | -3 | 54 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 87 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 50 | -33 | 54 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 67 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 41 | -12 | 53 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 52 |
| 19 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 68 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -13 | 50 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 63 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -21 | 50 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 42 | -24 | 50 |
| 22 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 49 | 71 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -22 | 47 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 53 | 83 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -30 | 46 |
| 24 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 49 | 77 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 46 | -28 | 41 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 46 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 93 | 57 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 36 | 94 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 37 | 89 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 83 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 62 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 80 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 82 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 76 |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 74 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 73 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 53 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 70 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 65 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 64 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -2 | 64 |
| 13 | Hull City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | -2 | 62 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 0 | 61 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 69 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 48 | -5 | 60 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 45 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -7 | 55 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 64 | 58 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 6 | 52 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 44 | -13 | 52 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 71 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 40 | -18 | 51 |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 66 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -17 | 47 |
| 21 | Millwall | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 64 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -16 | 44 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 52 | 83 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 45 | -31 | 40 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 43 | -49 | 32 |
| 24 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 77 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 46 | -41 | 31 |