Gillingham vs Cambridge United: Soccer match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 08.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

Gillingham are believing in their home fans to assist them when playing this match with Cambridge United. Who wins at MEMS Priestfield Stadium?

Insights:
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in League One
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Gillingham form and stats

Gillingham's struggle is real here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium with only 13 points collected from 15 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-8.

No payout for Gillingham in their previous match, an away game at Ipswich Town that ended in defeat 0-1. Lloyd, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.3 (out of 10). Lloyd hit the woodwork once.

Ahead of that match, Gillingham won a home game hosting Crewe Alexandra (1-0).

The manager Harris will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Morecambe in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Gillingham here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 15 games). Gillingham have conceded 28 from these games.

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Cambridge United form and stats

4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Cambridge United playing as the away team in the League One this season.

A 0-2 defeat away at Bolton Wanderers before that.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Burton Albion.

Cambridge United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 14 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Cambridge United rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the match result Cambridge United - Gillingham 0-2 entered in the official records. Gillingham-Cambridge United H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Gillingham one win, Cambridge United one win, one draw. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
12 goals
GillinghamV. Oliver
V. Oliver
6 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
6 goals

Gillingham missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Gillingham Cambridge United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 6 Played P 6 14 29
4 3 0 Won W 3 4 9
10 4 3 Drew D 3 4 10
16 8 3 Lost L 0 6 10
24 11 2 Scored S 12 19 38
52 28 9 Conceded C 4 23 42
90% 87% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
73% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 93% 79%
37% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 48%
23% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 34%
13% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 14%
53% 47% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 59%
20% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 21% 28%
37% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 17%
 
4.8 5.3 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.6 4.8
5.5 4.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.7 5.3
2.1 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.9 1.9
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.3 12.1 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 10.6 10.2
3.3 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.5 3.4
24% 20% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 39% 38%
 
14.7 12.5 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12 13.7 13.2
5.1 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.4 4.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Gillingham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in League One
  • Gillingham have the most conceded goals (28) at home in League One
  • Gillingham have the the worst goal difference (-17) 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 29 19 5 5 54 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 36 62
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Milton Keynes Dons 30 16 7 7 50 33 15 8 3 4 20 15 15 8 4 3 30 18 17 55
4 Sunderland 30 16 6 8 54 41 15 11 1 3 32 11 15 5 5 5 22 30 13 54
5 Oxford United 30 15 8 7 54 36 16 10 4 2 33 17 14 5 4 5 21 19 18 53
6 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
7 Sheffield Wednesday 29 13 10 6 41 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 9 49
8 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
9 Ipswich Town 30 12 8 10 48 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 10 44
10 Bolton Wanderers 29 11 6 12 42 38 14 7 4 3 26 17 15 4 2 9 16 21 4 39
11 Charlton Athletic 29 11 6 12 39 35 15 7 3 5 24 17 14 4 3 7 15 18 4 39
12 Burton Albion 29 11 6 12 35 36 15 7 3 5 23 17 14 4 3 7 12 19 -1 39
13 Portsmouth 28 10 8 10 32 30 13 6 3 4 18 14 15 4 5 6 14 16 2 38
14 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
15 Accrington Stanley 29 10 7 12 35 46 15 7 4 4 23 22 14 3 3 8 12 24 -11 37
16 Shrewsbury Town 30 8 9 13 28 32 15 7 4 4 18 14 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 33
17 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
18 Lincoln City 28 8 7 13 33 38 14 3 3 8 13 19 14 5 4 5 20 19 -5 31
19 Fleetwood Town 29 7 10 12 43 50 15 5 4 6 25 24 14 2 6 6 18 26 -7 31
20 AFC Wimbledon 29 6 12 11 36 45 14 2 9 3 18 20 15 4 3 8 18 25 -9 30
21 Morecambe 30 7 8 15 41 58 16 5 5 6 24 27 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 29
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 30 4 10 16 24 52 15 3 4 8 11 28 15 1 6 8 13 24 -28 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 30 6 4 20 22 58 15 4 3 8 12 24 15 2 1 12 10 34 -36 22

Read more about League One

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.