Gillingham have fought quite a few losing battles for points this season. Could the team get something when Sunderland stop by MEMS Priestfield Stadium?
- Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The visiting Sunderland played their last game only three days ago, a EFL Trophy match.
Gillingham form and stats
The overall League One results at home this season for Gillingham are 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Gillingham's attacking players as they have now played 210 minutes without scoring in a league game. D. Lloyd-McGoldrick was their last goal scorer.
Gillingham faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wycombe Wanderers (0-2). The versatile forward John Akinde outperformed all others in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.4 out of 10. Akinde hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the home EFL Trophy game against Ipswich Town that was lost 0-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Doncaster Rovers in only three days. This game is also played here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.
Gillingham are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gillingham defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sunderland playing as the away team in the League One this season.
Sunderland had fun at their own home (MEMS Priestfield Stadium) last time out, beating Manchester United U21 2-1. T. Dyce and S. Wearne scored.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Lincoln City.The schedule is very tough for Sunderland now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Crewe Alexandra is waiting in only three days.
Sunderland have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. For Sunderland, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Gillingham two wins, three draws and Sunderland three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 7 goals |   V. Oliver 4 goals | C. Winchester 3 goals |
Gillingham missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Gillingham | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 17 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 70% |
| 25% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 70% |
| 8% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 8% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 67% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 25% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 6.2 | 5.6 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.3 | 10 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 26% | 25% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 18% | 33% |
- All of Gillingham's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gillingham have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gillingham have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sunderland 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Morecambe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -12 | 7 |