Gillingham vs Milton Keynes Dons match preview: Even contest expected at Priestfield Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 02.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Priestfield Stadium

Gillingham and Milton Keynes Dons have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the League One.

Insights:
  • Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One

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

6 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Gillingham have to build on here at Priestfield Stadium in the League One.

Gillingham shared the glory with Portsmouth in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at AFC Wimbledon.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Gillingham, as the League One home game vs Ipswich Town is only four days away.

Gillingham are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 16 games. 23 goals have been conceded.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

6-2-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Milton Keynes Dons in their League One matches away.

There were no winners in Milton Keynes Dons's previous match, a League One home game that ended 1-1 vs Oxford United (placed 9th). A 2-4 defeat away at Shrewsbury Town before that.

Milton Keynes Dons has another fixture away, a League One game, against Wigan Athletic in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Milton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 16 games (in the league). Milton have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Milton Keynes Dons - Gillingham 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Gillingham-Milton Keynes Dons H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gillingham five wins, Milton Keynes Dons five wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsC. Jerome
C. Jerome
10 goals
Milton Keynes DonsS. Fraser
S. Fraser
9 goals
GillinghamJ. Graham
J. Graham
7 goals

Gillingham missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 16 5 Played P 5 16 31
12 6 3 Won W 1 6 11
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 9
14 8 1 Lost L 4 8 11
39 19 10 Scored S 3 21 45
42 23 5 Conceded C 7 22 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
81% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 69% 81%
39% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 50% 45%
29% 25% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 29%
13% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 16%
45% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 50% 61%
19% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 23%
35% 44% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 31% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.9 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 1.8 1.9
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 10.7 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.9 11
3.8 3.8 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.6 3.9
33% 31% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 37% 37%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) 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 Peterborough United 30 19 4 7 51 26 15 12 2 1 34 11 15 7 2 6 17 15 25 61
2 Lincoln City 30 17 6 7 47 29 15 7 3 5 23 19 15 10 3 2 24 10 18 57
3 Hull City 32 17 5 10 52 28 15 8 2 5 15 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 24 56
4 Portsmouth 30 15 7 8 47 28 17 6 5 6 23 17 13 9 2 2 24 11 19 52
5 Sunderland 30 13 12 5 46 26 15 6 5 4 20 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 20 51
6 Doncaster Rovers 28 15 4 9 47 36 15 9 3 3 28 17 13 6 1 6 19 19 11 49
7 Accrington Stanley 29 13 8 8 40 31 14 7 4 3 18 10 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 47
8 Ipswich Town 29 14 5 10 33 28 17 9 2 6 18 15 12 5 3 4 15 13 5 47
9 Oxford United 29 13 6 10 44 36 13 7 2 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 45
10 Plymouth Argyle 31 12 9 10 43 49 17 9 4 4 27 25 14 3 5 6 16 24 -6 45
11 Crewe Alexandra 31 12 8 11 41 39 16 8 5 3 26 16 15 4 3 8 15 23 2 44
12 Charlton Athletic 31 12 8 11 45 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 16 8 4 4 21 15 1 44
13 Blackpool 27 13 4 10 33 26 11 7 1 3 14 10 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 43
14 Milton Keynes Dons 31 11 9 11 45 41 15 5 7 3 24 19 16 6 2 8 21 22 4 42
15 Gillingham 31 12 5 14 39 42 16 6 2 8 19 23 15 6 3 6 20 19 -3 41
16 Fleetwood Town 31 9 10 12 34 29 16 6 7 3 21 11 15 3 3 9 13 18 5 37
17 Shrewsbury Town 28 9 10 9 32 33 13 4 5 4 19 17 15 5 5 5 13 16 -1 37
18 Swindon Town 31 9 4 18 38 57 17 7 1 9 19 25 14 2 3 9 19 32 -19 31
19 Bristol Rovers 30 8 6 16 30 49 15 5 1 9 17 24 15 3 5 7 13 25 -19 30
20 Rochdale 31 6 10 15 41 57 16 1 7 8 17 33 15 5 3 7 24 24 -16 28
21 Burton Albion 29 7 7 15 36 55 14 3 2 9 18 31 15 4 5 6 18 24 -19 28
22 AFC Wimbledon 29 7 7 15 30 53 13 3 2 8 15 26 16 4 5 7 15 27 -23 28
23 Wigan Athletic 31 7 6 18 32 59 15 2 4 9 15 34 16 5 2 9 17 25 -27 27
24 Northampton Town 31 6 8 17 24 49 15 3 4 8 8 20 16 3 4 9 16 29 -25 26

Milton Keynes Dons:
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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 Peterborough United 30 19 4 7 51 26 15 12 2 1 34 11 15 7 2 6 17 15 25 61
2 Lincoln City 30 17 6 7 47 29 15 7 3 5 23 19 15 10 3 2 24 10 18 57
3 Hull City 32 17 5 10 52 28 15 8 2 5 15 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 24 56
4 Portsmouth 30 15 7 8 47 28 17 6 5 6 23 17 13 9 2 2 24 11 19 52
5 Sunderland 30 13 12 5 46 26 15 6 5 4 20 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 20 51
6 Doncaster Rovers 28 15 4 9 47 36 15 9 3 3 28 17 13 6 1 6 19 19 11 49
7 Accrington Stanley 29 13 8 8 40 31 14 7 4 3 18 10 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 47
8 Ipswich Town 29 14 5 10 33 28 17 9 2 6 18 15 12 5 3 4 15 13 5 47
9 Oxford United 29 13 6 10 44 36 13 7 2 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 45
10 Plymouth Argyle 31 12 9 10 43 49 17 9 4 4 27 25 14 3 5 6 16 24 -6 45
11 Crewe Alexandra 31 12 8 11 41 39 16 8 5 3 26 16 15 4 3 8 15 23 2 44
12 Charlton Athletic 31 12 8 11 45 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 16 8 4 4 21 15 1 44
13 Blackpool 27 13 4 10 33 26 11 7 1 3 14 10 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 43
14 Milton Keynes Dons 31 11 9 11 45 41 15 5 7 3 24 19 16 6 2 8 21 22 4 42
15 Gillingham 31 12 5 14 39 42 16 6 2 8 19 23 15 6 3 6 20 19 -3 41
16 Fleetwood Town 31 9 10 12 34 29 16 6 7 3 21 11 15 3 3 9 13 18 5 37
17 Shrewsbury Town 28 9 10 9 32 33 13 4 5 4 19 17 15 5 5 5 13 16 -1 37
18 Swindon Town 31 9 4 18 38 57 17 7 1 9 19 25 14 2 3 9 19 32 -19 31
19 Bristol Rovers 30 8 6 16 30 49 15 5 1 9 17 24 15 3 5 7 13 25 -19 30
20 Rochdale 31 6 10 15 41 57 16 1 7 8 17 33 15 5 3 7 24 24 -16 28
21 Burton Albion 29 7 7 15 36 55 14 3 2 9 18 31 15 4 5 6 18 24 -19 28
22 AFC Wimbledon 29 7 7 15 30 53 13 3 2 8 15 26 16 4 5 7 15 27 -23 28
23 Wigan Athletic 31 7 6 18 32 59 15 2 4 9 15 34 16 5 2 9 17 25 -27 27
24 Northampton Town 31 6 8 17 24 49 15 3 4 8 8 20 16 3 4 9 16 29 -25 26

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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.