Open game expected at MEMS Priestfield Stadium: Gillingham vs Plymouth Argyle preview

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Competition: England League One
Date: Fri 19.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

With their 1 point advantage in the league table, Gillingham fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Plymouth Argyle.

Gillingham and Plymouth Argyle 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.

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Gillingham form and stats

Gillingham have played 21 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-11 (wins-draws-losses).

Gillingham's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Shrewsbury Town. Heartbreak before that as Gillingham lost 0-2 at Peterborough United's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gillingham have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 3n Drawn 6 Lost 5.

The manager S. Lovell will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bradford City in only three days.

The Gillingham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 24 in 21 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gillingham defense is not exactly impregnable. 33 goals conceded from 21 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Plymouth Argyle so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 4-5-12 (win-draw-lose).

It might be tough going out on the road again for Plymouth Argyle, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Doncaster Rovers. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Charlton Athletic.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 47 similar matches played by Plymouth Argyle in our archives, and the results are: 11 wins for Plymouth Argyle, 12 draws and 24 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Plymouth Argyle are hosting Barnsley in the League One only three days away.

The visitors have scored 18 goals from 21 away games, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Plymouth Argyle have conceded 34 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Plymouth Argyle - Gillingham 3-1, played this season. Last eight meetings between the teams: Gillingham won 5, Plymouth Argyle won 2 and 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

T. Eaves
19 goals / 2 assists
F. Ladapo
16 goals / 3 assists
Ruben Lameiras
11 goals / 5 assists

Gillingham missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Gillingham Plymouth Argyle
Total Home Statistic Away Total
42 21 Played 21 42
54 24 Scored 18 51
68 33 Conceded 34 67
98% 95% Over 0.5 90% 93%
81% 71% Over 1.5 76% 81%
50% 48% Over 2.5 43% 52%
36% 38% Over 3.5 19% 26%
17% 14% Over 4.5 14% 19%
50% 43% Both teams to score 48% 57%
24% 29% Clean Sheet 14% 14%
29% 33% Failed To Score 48% 36%
 
0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0
0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0
0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0
0 0 Red Cards (avg) 0 0

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 42 25 12 5 81 37 21 15 6 0 52 16 21 10 6 5 29 21 44 87
2 Barnsley 42 23 13 6 72 35 21 13 8 0 36 14 21 10 5 6 36 21 37 82
3 Sunderland 41 21 17 3 74 41 21 11 9 1 43 24 20 10 8 2 31 17 33 80
4 Portsmouth 41 23 11 7 75 44 20 11 6 3 37 17 21 12 5 4 38 27 31 80
5 Charlton Athletic 42 23 10 9 62 38 21 14 5 2 33 15 21 9 5 7 29 23 24 79
6 Doncaster Rovers 42 19 12 11 71 52 21 12 7 2 42 19 21 7 5 9 29 33 19 69
7 Peterborough United 41 18 10 13 63 54 21 8 6 7 27 26 20 10 4 6 36 28 9 64
8 Coventry City 42 17 10 15 50 49 21 8 6 7 21 19 21 9 4 8 29 30 1 61
9 Burton Albion 42 16 12 14 60 48 21 10 5 6 32 20 21 6 7 8 28 28 12 60
10 Blackpool 42 14 16 12 47 46 21 7 8 6 26 22 21 7 8 6 21 24 1 58
11 Fleetwood Town 41 15 11 15 54 47 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 4 10 24 22 7 56
12 Oxford United 42 13 14 15 50 56 21 10 3 8 30 24 21 3 11 7 20 32 -6 53
13 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 14 16 47 53 21 8 8 5 23 22 21 4 6 11 24 31 -6 50
14 Bristol Rovers 42 12 13 17 44 47 21 5 6 10 22 26 21 7 7 7 22 21 -3 49
15 Gillingham 42 13 9 20 54 68 21 6 4 11 24 33 21 7 5 9 30 35 -14 48
16 Accrington Stanley 42 12 12 18 43 61 21 6 6 9 21 29 21 6 6 9 22 32 -18 48
17 Wycombe Wanderers 42 12 11 19 52 64 21 8 5 8 26 26 21 4 6 11 26 38 -12 47
18 Plymouth Argyle 42 12 11 19 51 67 21 8 6 7 33 33 21 4 5 12 18 34 -16 47
19 Scunthorpe United 42 12 9 21 49 73 21 6 6 9 29 39 21 6 3 12 20 34 -24 45
20 Rochdale 42 12 9 21 51 83 21 6 4 11 23 37 21 6 5 10 28 46 -32 45
21 AFC Wimbledon 42 12 8 22 37 59 21 5 4 12 21 35 21 7 4 10 16 24 -22 44
22 Southend United 42 12 7 23 49 63 21 6 2 13 27 31 21 6 5 10 22 32 -14 43
23 Walsall 42 11 9 22 45 69 21 6 4 11 26 36 21 5 5 11 19 33 -24 42
24 Bradford City 42 10 6 26 45 72 21 7 2 12 24 30 21 3 4 14 21 42 -27 36

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