Crucial battle in the bottom part of the League One, with both Gillingham and Crewe Alexandra suffering more stress than joy. This fixture is a classic "six-pointer" with the host team placed 22nd and the visitors in 24th position.
- Gillingham is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Crewe Alexandra have yet to win a game away.
Both participants have had plenty of rest since their last game. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic match!
Gillingham form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Gillingham have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses from their games here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium. When Gillingham hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town), they have won 2 of 3 matches! It's trouble wherever Gillingham are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Gillingham lost their last game at Fleetwood Town (placed 19th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Defender Robbie McKenzie got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. McKenzie scored one goal and won 3 of 5 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Gillingham lost 1-5 at Rotherham United's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gillingham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost one.
Gillingham aren't scoring a lot here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 10 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Gillingham have conceded 14 in these home matches. Gillingham has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Crewe Alexandra have only collected 3 points from their away games in the League One, after 0-3-8 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Sheffield Wednesday with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Luke Offord was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.31. The defender Offord hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Lincoln City.We have checked recent matches where Crewe Alexandra have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, two draws and six defeats.
The attacking power of Crewe Alexandra when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. As for defending, Alexandra rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches. When Crewe Alexandra is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date registered result featuring both these participants is the Crewe Alexandra - Gillingham 2-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Gillingham victories, zero draws and four Crewe Alexandra wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Oliver 6 goals |   M. Mandron 5 goals |  C. Long 4 goals |
Gillingham missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 34 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 38 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 36% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 23% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 9% |
| 59% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 50% |
| 14% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 32% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 36% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 5.9 | 4.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 12.4 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 9.4 | 9.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 22% | 17% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 26% |
| 15.7 | 13.3 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 17.3 | 15.3 |
| 5.3 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Crewe Alexandra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Crewe Alexandra have yet to win a game away.
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in League One
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in League One
- Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League One
- Gillingham have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in League One
- Gillingham is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 21 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 19 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 16 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 15 |