Delightful dogfight as daring Gillingham duels with determined Wigan Athletic

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Wed 31.March
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Priestfield Stadium

With their 20 point advantage in the league table, Gillingham fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Wigan Athletic.

Insights:
  • Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-25) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Gillingham nor Wigan Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Gillingham form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Gillingham at their home stadium (Priestfield Stadium) is 8 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

The home team returns to Priestfield Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Hull City (placed 1st) on their last time out; the League One game ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Doncaster Rovers that ended 2-2.

The hometeam coach S. Evans made a successful contribution in the game against Hull City, bringing on Oliver Lee who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gillingham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost one.

The Gillingham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 27 in 19 matches. On the other hand, Gillingham have conceded 28 goals.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the worst goal difference (-25) in League One, on their League One travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats.

Wigan delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Ipswich Town (placed 11th) in their previous match; a League One game. A 1-3 defeat away at Accrington Stanley before that.

We have checked recent matches where Wigan have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were three victories, five draws and eight defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Wigan have scored 21 goals in 19 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wigan Athletic have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Gillingham and Wigan Athletic have met before this season: Wigan Athletic - Gillingham 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Gillingham two wins, one draw and Wigan Athletic two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GillinghamV. Oliver
V. Oliver
13 goals
GillinghamJ. Graham
J. Graham
10 goals
GillinghamK. Dempsey
K. Dempsey
8 goals

Gillingham missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 7 19 37
16 8 3 Won W 1 6 9
7 3 1 Drew D 1 3 8
15 8 1 Lost L 5 10 20
54 27 8 Scored S 4 21 39
50 28 4 Conceded C 12 29 64
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
82% 95% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 74% 70%
45% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 47% 51%
34% 37% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 16% 27%
13% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 24%
50% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 29% 53% 49%
18% 16% 40% Clean Sheets C S 14% 16% 22%
32% 37% 20% Failed to Score F T 57% 32% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.6 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.3 1.4
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.6 11.1 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 9.2 9.1
3.9 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.1 2.7 2.7
36% 35% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 41% 39%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-25) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 38 21 7 10 63 31 19 11 3 5 22 10 19 10 4 5 41 21 32 70
2 Peterborough United 37 21 6 10 65 37 18 14 2 2 43 14 19 7 4 8 22 23 28 69
3 Sunderland 36 18 13 5 55 27 18 8 6 4 24 17 18 10 7 1 31 10 28 67
4 Lincoln City 37 18 8 11 55 40 19 8 3 8 28 26 18 10 5 3 27 14 15 62
5 Portsmouth 36 17 7 12 53 39 19 7 5 7 25 20 17 10 2 5 28 19 14 58
6 Blackpool 35 16 9 10 44 32 17 8 6 3 22 16 18 8 3 7 22 16 12 57
7 Doncaster Rovers 35 17 6 12 53 45 18 11 4 3 32 19 17 6 2 9 21 26 8 57
8 Oxford United 37 16 8 13 51 43 18 9 4 5 24 15 19 7 4 8 27 28 8 56
9 Charlton Athletic 37 15 11 11 54 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 19 9 6 4 24 17 4 56
10 Gillingham 38 16 7 15 54 50 19 8 3 8 27 28 19 8 4 7 27 22 4 55
11 Ipswich Town 36 16 7 13 39 37 19 10 3 6 20 16 17 6 4 7 19 21 2 55
12 Milton Keynes Dons 38 15 9 14 55 52 19 8 7 4 30 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 3 54
13 Accrington Stanley 36 15 8 13 49 51 18 9 4 5 24 16 18 6 4 8 25 35 -2 53
14 Crewe Alexandra 36 14 9 13 44 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 5 4 9 17 27 -2 51
15 Fleetwood Town 37 13 11 13 41 32 19 8 7 4 24 13 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 50
16 Plymouth Argyle 38 13 10 15 49 60 19 10 4 5 29 27 19 3 6 10 20 33 -11 49
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 11 13 11 40 41 17 4 7 6 22 23 18 7 6 5 18 18 -1 46
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 18 6 6 6 23 25 -15 41
19 Swindon Town 37 11 4 22 44 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 18 4 3 11 23 35 -21 37
20 Northampton Town 38 9 9 20 32 54 19 6 4 9 15 22 19 3 5 11 17 32 -22 36
21 AFC Wimbledon 36 8 12 16 36 59 17 4 4 9 19 30 19 4 8 7 17 29 -23 36
22 Wigan Athletic 37 9 8 20 39 64 18 3 5 10 18 35 19 6 3 10 21 29 -25 35
23 Bristol Rovers 38 9 7 22 36 60 19 6 2 11 21 27 19 3 5 11 15 33 -24 34
24 Rochdale 36 7 11 18 46 67 18 1 8 9 20 38 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 32

Wigan Athletic:
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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 Hull City 38 21 7 10 63 31 19 11 3 5 22 10 19 10 4 5 41 21 32 70
2 Peterborough United 37 21 6 10 65 37 18 14 2 2 43 14 19 7 4 8 22 23 28 69
3 Sunderland 36 18 13 5 55 27 18 8 6 4 24 17 18 10 7 1 31 10 28 67
4 Lincoln City 37 18 8 11 55 40 19 8 3 8 28 26 18 10 5 3 27 14 15 62
5 Portsmouth 36 17 7 12 53 39 19 7 5 7 25 20 17 10 2 5 28 19 14 58
6 Blackpool 35 16 9 10 44 32 17 8 6 3 22 16 18 8 3 7 22 16 12 57
7 Doncaster Rovers 35 17 6 12 53 45 18 11 4 3 32 19 17 6 2 9 21 26 8 57
8 Oxford United 37 16 8 13 51 43 18 9 4 5 24 15 19 7 4 8 27 28 8 56
9 Charlton Athletic 37 15 11 11 54 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 19 9 6 4 24 17 4 56
10 Gillingham 38 16 7 15 54 50 19 8 3 8 27 28 19 8 4 7 27 22 4 55
11 Ipswich Town 36 16 7 13 39 37 19 10 3 6 20 16 17 6 4 7 19 21 2 55
12 Milton Keynes Dons 38 15 9 14 55 52 19 8 7 4 30 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 3 54
13 Accrington Stanley 36 15 8 13 49 51 18 9 4 5 24 16 18 6 4 8 25 35 -2 53
14 Crewe Alexandra 36 14 9 13 44 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 5 4 9 17 27 -2 51
15 Fleetwood Town 37 13 11 13 41 32 19 8 7 4 24 13 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 50
16 Plymouth Argyle 38 13 10 15 49 60 19 10 4 5 29 27 19 3 6 10 20 33 -11 49
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 11 13 11 40 41 17 4 7 6 22 23 18 7 6 5 18 18 -1 46
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 18 6 6 6 23 25 -15 41
19 Swindon Town 37 11 4 22 44 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 18 4 3 11 23 35 -21 37
20 Northampton Town 38 9 9 20 32 54 19 6 4 9 15 22 19 3 5 11 17 32 -22 36
21 AFC Wimbledon 36 8 12 16 36 59 17 4 4 9 19 30 19 4 8 7 17 29 -23 36
22 Wigan Athletic 37 9 8 20 39 64 18 3 5 10 18 35 19 6 3 10 21 29 -25 35
23 Bristol Rovers 38 9 7 22 36 60 19 6 2 11 21 27 19 3 5 11 15 33 -24 34
24 Rochdale 36 7 11 18 46 67 18 1 8 9 20 38 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 32

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.