Football match preview: Gillingham vs Oxford United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

Gillingham come from a 0-0 result against Shrewsbury Town last week, a game to learn from. The next task is this robust Oxford United team.

Insights:
  • Gillingham is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Oxford United have scored more than double the goals of Gillingham.

Gillingham have less rest than Oxford United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. This match was also played here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Oxford United have had more rest.

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Gillingham form and stats

With 2 League One wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Gillingham are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 16 attempts.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Gillingham, who played 0-0 against Shrewsbury Town. That match was also played at this venue (MEMS Priestfield Stadium). Tucker, defender, was given a rating of 7.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Tucker won 7 of 9 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Gillingham lost 2-3 at Wigan Athletic's place.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Crewe Alexandra in only three days. This game is also played here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.

Gillingham aren't scoring a lot here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the league, with only 8 goals from 13 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded. When Gillingham hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town, Fleetwood Town and Cheltenham Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Oxford United form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Oxford has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Winnall and Taylor (2) scored in Oxford United's previous match, the home game against Sheffield Wednesday that ended 3-2. The attacker Taylor got a match rating of 8.25 in that game. Taylor scored two goals and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Wycombe Wanderers's place.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Wigan Athletic.

The visiting Oxford United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 12 games. 16 goals have been conceded by Oxford United in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the participants faced each other previously this season; Oxford United - Gillingham 1-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Gillingham won two, Oxford United were winners in five and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oxford UnitedM. Taylor
M. Taylor
12 goals
Oxford UnitedM. Sykes
M. Sykes
8 goals
Oxford UnitedJ. Henry
J. Henry
7 goals

Gillingham missing players

Oxford United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Oxford United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 12 27
3 2 0 Won W 1 4 13
10 4 0 Drew D 0 3 7
14 7 4 Lost L 2 5 7
21 8 2 Scored S 3 13 43
44 21 12 Conceded C 5 16 31
89% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
78% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 81%
37% 38% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 56%
22% 23% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 33%
11% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 67%
19% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 22%
37% 46% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 22%
 
4.7 5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 9 6.2 6.2
5.6 4.1 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.6 4.6
2.1 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.7 1.5
5 2 2 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.1 12.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 14.6 14.3
3.4 3.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.3 5.1
23% 16% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 20% 31%
 
14.9 12.2 15.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 11.5 11.2
5.2 3.8 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.2 3.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • 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 points (10) at home in League One
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in League One
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in League One
  • Gillingham have the the worst goal difference (-13) at home in League One
  • Gillingham is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Oxford United have scored more than double the goals of Gillingham.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 24 17 3 4 47 24 12 7 2 3 18 12 12 10 1 1 29 12 23 54
2 Sunderland 28 16 6 6 53 33 14 11 1 2 31 9 14 5 5 4 22 24 20 54
3 Rotherham United 26 16 5 5 46 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 12 6 3 3 13 5 28 53
4 Wycombe Wanderers 28 15 7 6 46 33 13 9 2 2 24 17 15 6 5 4 22 16 13 52
5 Milton Keynes Dons 28 14 7 7 47 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 14 7 4 3 29 18 15 49
6 Oxford United 27 13 7 7 43 31 15 9 4 2 30 15 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 46
7 Plymouth Argyle 27 12 8 7 44 34 13 7 3 3 19 13 14 5 5 4 25 21 10 44
8 Ipswich Town 28 11 8 9 47 37 14 6 6 2 25 19 14 5 2 7 22 18 10 41
9 Sheffield Wednesday 26 10 10 6 36 32 11 6 4 1 19 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 4 40
10 Portsmouth 26 10 8 8 29 25 12 6 3 3 17 12 14 4 5 5 12 13 4 38
11 Burton Albion 27 10 6 11 33 33 14 7 3 4 23 15 13 3 3 7 10 18 0 36
12 Cambridge United 27 9 9 9 37 39 15 5 6 4 19 19 12 4 3 5 18 20 -2 36
13 Accrington Stanley 27 10 6 11 33 43 14 7 3 4 21 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 36
14 Charlton Athletic 27 9 6 12 34 32 14 6 3 5 21 15 13 3 3 7 13 17 2 33
15 Bolton Wanderers 26 9 5 12 33 37 12 5 4 3 18 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 -4 32
16 Lincoln City 26 8 7 11 31 34 13 3 3 7 12 17 13 5 4 4 19 17 -3 31
17 Shrewsbury Town 28 8 7 13 26 30 14 7 3 4 17 13 14 1 4 9 9 17 -4 31
18 Cheltenham Town 27 7 10 10 32 46 14 5 5 4 17 22 13 2 5 6 15 24 -14 31
19 Fleetwood Town 27 7 8 12 41 48 14 5 3 6 24 23 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 29
20 AFC Wimbledon 26 6 10 10 31 39 12 2 7 3 15 17 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 28
21 Morecambe 27 7 6 14 38 53 15 5 4 6 23 26 12 2 2 8 15 27 -15 27
22 Crewe Alexandra 27 5 7 15 24 45 13 4 4 5 14 19 14 1 3 10 10 26 -21 22
23 Gillingham 27 3 10 14 21 44 13 2 4 7 8 21 14 1 6 7 13 23 -23 19
24 Doncaster Rovers 27 5 4 18 19 49 13 4 3 6 11 16 14 1 1 12 8 33 -30 19

Oxford United:
England:
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 Wigan Athletic 24 17 3 4 47 24 12 7 2 3 18 12 12 10 1 1 29 12 23 54
2 Sunderland 28 16 6 6 53 33 14 11 1 2 31 9 14 5 5 4 22 24 20 54
3 Rotherham United 26 16 5 5 46 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 12 6 3 3 13 5 28 53
4 Wycombe Wanderers 28 15 7 6 46 33 13 9 2 2 24 17 15 6 5 4 22 16 13 52
5 Milton Keynes Dons 28 14 7 7 47 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 14 7 4 3 29 18 15 49
6 Oxford United 27 13 7 7 43 31 15 9 4 2 30 15 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 46
7 Plymouth Argyle 27 12 8 7 44 34 13 7 3 3 19 13 14 5 5 4 25 21 10 44
8 Ipswich Town 28 11 8 9 47 37 14 6 6 2 25 19 14 5 2 7 22 18 10 41
9 Sheffield Wednesday 26 10 10 6 36 32 11 6 4 1 19 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 4 40
10 Portsmouth 26 10 8 8 29 25 12 6 3 3 17 12 14 4 5 5 12 13 4 38
11 Burton Albion 27 10 6 11 33 33 14 7 3 4 23 15 13 3 3 7 10 18 0 36
12 Cambridge United 27 9 9 9 37 39 15 5 6 4 19 19 12 4 3 5 18 20 -2 36
13 Accrington Stanley 27 10 6 11 33 43 14 7 3 4 21 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 36
14 Charlton Athletic 27 9 6 12 34 32 14 6 3 5 21 15 13 3 3 7 13 17 2 33
15 Bolton Wanderers 26 9 5 12 33 37 12 5 4 3 18 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 -4 32
16 Lincoln City 26 8 7 11 31 34 13 3 3 7 12 17 13 5 4 4 19 17 -3 31
17 Shrewsbury Town 28 8 7 13 26 30 14 7 3 4 17 13 14 1 4 9 9 17 -4 31
18 Cheltenham Town 27 7 10 10 32 46 14 5 5 4 17 22 13 2 5 6 15 24 -14 31
19 Fleetwood Town 27 7 8 12 41 48 14 5 3 6 24 23 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 29
20 AFC Wimbledon 26 6 10 10 31 39 12 2 7 3 15 17 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 28
21 Morecambe 27 7 6 14 38 53 15 5 4 6 23 26 12 2 2 8 15 27 -15 27
22 Crewe Alexandra 27 5 7 15 24 45 13 4 4 5 14 19 14 1 3 10 10 26 -21 22
23 Gillingham 27 3 10 14 21 44 13 2 4 7 8 21 14 1 6 7 13 23 -23 19
24 Doncaster Rovers 27 5 4 18 19 49 13 4 3 6 11 16 14 1 1 12 8 33 -30 19

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