Open game expected at MEMS Priestfield Stadium: Gillingham vs Shrewsbury Town preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 25.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

Shrewsbury Town have rested after their 0-1-match against Bolton Wanderers and are looking forward to face Gillingham. Here's all the intelligence!

Insights:
  • Gillingham is in the worst form (0-1-5)

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

Gillingham's struggle is real here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium with only 9 points collected from 12 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-7. When Gillingham hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra, Fleetwood Town and Cheltenham Town), they have won 2 of 3 matches! 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 15 attempts.

Gillingham enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Wigan Athletic's place. The match ended 2-3 with Reeves and O'Keefe scoring. Gillingham travelled for their previous game, a trip to Wigan Athletic that ended 2-3. The regulars are hoping that Gillingham will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the game against Wigan Athletic (placed 1st). Ehmer was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.35 out of 10. The defender Ehmer won 2 of 4 duels.

Before that game, the 1-3 home victory against Burton Albion. Before that, Gillingham drew at home versus Burton Albion. Before that game, the home loss against Burton Albion with the scoreline 1-3.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Gillingham as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Oxford United are visiting.

Gillingham aren't scoring a lot here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the league, with only 8 goals from 12 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gillingham defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Gillingham has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

Shrewsbury Town have only collected 6 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-3-9 (13 played).

Shrewsbury Town have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 225 minutes ago. Pennington was the goal scorer.

Shrewsbury's last game was the home draw against Bolton Wanderers (0-1). The manager Cotterill was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Montgomery Waters Meadow. Shrewsbury Town suffered a 0-1 loss to Bolton Wanderers (placed 15th). Shrewsbury Town won their last game, 0-1 versus Bolton Wanderers played at home. Midfielder Vela was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.35. Vela hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 0-0 at Crewe Alexandra. A 0-0 draw at Crewe Alexandra's stadium before that. Prior to that match, the Shrewsbury Town manager Cotterill faced defeat when travelling to Crewe Alexandra and losing 0-0.

The schedule is very tough for Shrewsbury now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at AFC Wimbledon is waiting in only four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shrewsbury Town as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Shrewsbury Town have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Gillingham and Shrewsbury Town have played each other before this season: Shrewsbury Town - Gillingham 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - six - three (Gillingham wins - draws - Shrewsbury Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Shrewsbury TownD. Udoh
D. Udoh
7 goals
GillinghamV. Oliver
V. Oliver
6 goals
Shrewsbury TownR. Bowman
R. Bowman
6 goals

Gillingham missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 12 3 Played P 5 13 27
3 2 2 Won W 1 1 8
9 3 0 Drew D 1 3 6
14 7 1 Lost L 3 9 13
21 8 3 Scored S 4 9 26
44 21 3 Conceded C 5 17 30
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 93%
81% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 63%
38% 42% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 41%
23% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
58% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 20% 46% 48%
15% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 15% 22%
35% 42% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 46% 37%
 
4.6 4.8 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.6 5 5.3
5.7 4.2 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.8 4.7
2.1 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.7
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
9.9 11.8 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.8 11.2
3.4 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.3 3.9
24% 17% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 21% 25%
 
15.3 12.8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10.6 11.2 11.9
5.3 4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.8 3.9
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 (9) 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 (0-1-5)

  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 27 13 7 7 46 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 6 4 3 28 18 14 46
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 26 12 7 7 41 31 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 5 4 4 22 18 10 43
8 Sheffield Wednesday 26 10 10 6 36 32 11 6 4 1 19 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 4 40
9 Ipswich Town 27 10 8 9 45 37 14 6 6 2 25 19 13 4 2 7 20 18 8 38
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 26 10 6 10 33 32 13 7 3 3 23 14 13 3 3 7 10 18 1 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 Cheltenham Town 27 7 10 10 32 46 14 5 5 4 17 22 13 2 5 6 15 24 -14 31
18 Shrewsbury Town 27 8 6 13 26 30 14 7 3 4 17 13 13 1 3 9 9 17 -4 30
19 AFC Wimbledon 25 6 10 9 31 37 11 2 7 2 15 15 14 4 3 7 16 22 -6 28
20 Fleetwood Town 26 7 7 12 38 45 13 5 2 6 21 20 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 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 Doncaster Rovers 27 5 4 18 19 49 13 4 3 6 11 16 14 1 1 12 8 33 -30 19
24 Gillingham 26 3 9 14 21 44 12 2 3 7 8 21 14 1 6 7 13 23 -23 18

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 27 13 7 7 46 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 6 4 3 28 18 14 46
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 26 12 7 7 41 31 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 5 4 4 22 18 10 43
8 Sheffield Wednesday 26 10 10 6 36 32 11 6 4 1 19 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 4 40
9 Ipswich Town 27 10 8 9 45 37 14 6 6 2 25 19 13 4 2 7 20 18 8 38
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 26 10 6 10 33 32 13 7 3 3 23 14 13 3 3 7 10 18 1 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 Cheltenham Town 27 7 10 10 32 46 14 5 5 4 17 22 13 2 5 6 15 24 -14 31
18 Shrewsbury Town 27 8 6 13 26 30 14 7 3 4 17 13 13 1 3 9 9 17 -4 30
19 AFC Wimbledon 25 6 10 9 31 37 11 2 7 2 15 15 14 4 3 7 16 22 -6 28
20 Fleetwood Town 26 7 7 12 38 45 13 5 2 6 21 20 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 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 Doncaster Rovers 27 5 4 18 19 49 13 4 3 6 11 16 14 1 1 12 8 33 -30 19
24 Gillingham 26 3 9 14 21 44 12 2 3 7 8 21 14 1 6 7 13 23 -23 18

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