Preview: 6 points stand between the teams until now, Milton Keynes Dons on top. Can Gillingham strike back?
- Gillingham have not yet lost a game at home.
- Milton Keynes Dons have not yet lost a game away.
Gillingham and Milton Keynes Dons should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Gillingham form and stats
Only two League One home games for Gillingham so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
An away draw last time out for Gillingham, facing Burton Albion in a game that ended 1-1. Jamie Cumming, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.81 out of 10 in that game. Cumming stopped the opponent with six saves. The Gillingham goalkeeper Jamie Cumming was crucial in the match against Burton Albion last time out, making six saves.
Before that match, a EFL Trophy win away at Colchester United.This is expected to be a close game, with Gillingham perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gillingham as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Gillingham has won four of these, drawn four and lost three.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Gillingham as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Charlton Athletic are visiting.
Gillingham has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League One, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). It's three draws from Milton's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Milton Keynes Dons go into this game after a win, the home game against Portsmouth that ended 1-0. Scott Twine, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.42. Twine served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cheltenham Town that ended 1-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Milton Keynes Dons in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Milton Keynes Dons, four draws and seven defeats.
Milton Keynes Dons have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 6 goals from 3 away matches. For Milton Keynes Dons, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - zero - five (Gillingham wins - draws - Milton Keynes Dons wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Eisa 3 goals |  V. Oliver 2 goals |  M. O'Riley 2 goals |
Gillingham missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| Gillingham | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 2.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 14.7 | 13.6 |
| 3.3 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 46% | 34% |
- All of Gillingham's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Milton Keynes Dons's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gillingham have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Gillingham have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gillingham have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Milton Keynes Dons have not yet lost a game away.
- Milton Keynes Dons have scored in all their matches so far.
- Milton Keynes Dons have yet to win a game away.
- Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 1 |