This is the League One season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Gillingham or Lincoln City get that important first win?
Gillingham form and stats
Last season, Gillingham's league statistics were 19 wins, 10 draws and 17 losses, resulting in a 10th position in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 63 goals and conceded 60. Playing at home last season Gillingham managed 10-5-8 (win-draw-lost) with 31 goals and 30 conceded.
Gillingham are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at Crawley Town awaits in three days.
Gillingham have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and five practice matches played. These training games have ended with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Gillingham scored 6 goals and let in 11 goals during these five games.
Lincoln City form and stats
Let's have a look at how Lincoln City performed last season in the League One: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 22 victories, 11 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 69 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 13 - drew 6 and lost 4 with 34/20 goals scored/conceded.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Shrewsbury Town.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Lincoln have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from five fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Gillingham-Lincoln City H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Gillingham three wins, Lincoln City three wins, one draw. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Gillingham missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Gillingham | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gillingham | Last season | Lincoln City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 25 | 49 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 13 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 15 | ||
| 63 | 31 | Scored | S | 36 | 73 | ||
| 60 | 30 | Conceded | C | 24 | 54 | ||
| 98% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | ||
| 43% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 55% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 15% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 8% | ||
| 50% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 49% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 48% | 41% | ||
| 28% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 18% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.1 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 56% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 42 | 89 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 87 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 80 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 77 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 77 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 74 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 74 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 72 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 67 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 42 | -5 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 60 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -27 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -16 | 51 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -23 | 48 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -17 | 47 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 | -26 | 45 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 55 | 89 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 51 | -34 | 43 |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 38 | -30 | 38 |