Betting guide: Sunderland expected to defeat Gillingham at Stadium of Light

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

The League One league standings tell the truth about these sides up until now, with Sunderland leading Gillingham by 30 points. Tipsway previews the game:

Insights:
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (21) in League One

Sunderland and Gillingham 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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Sunderland form and stats

41 points is a decent return from 19 League One games here at Stadium of Light for Sunderland. The data says 13 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland are confident in defense, having played 242 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Sunderland drew their last game, 0-0 away at Lincoln City (placed 18th). Midfield player O'Nien got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. O'Nien hit one key pass.

Before that, Sunderland had a home game versus Crewe Alexandra which ended with a victory 2-0.

Sunderland can score goals in their home matches. After 19 league matches they have found the net 39 times. The team are good finishers, as 10 of these goals have been scored after the 80th minute. Sunderland have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gillingham form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gillingham so far with only 19 points returning home. The records show 4-7-9 (win-draw-lose).

Two away matches in a row for Gillingham, whose manager Harris could celebrate last time after the win against Accrington Stanley. The attacker Oliver got a match rating of 7.85 in that game. Oliver scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Sheffield Wednesday.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gillingham as they have only managed to score 19 times from 20 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Gillingham have seen the ball go into their own net 27 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have met earlier this season: Gillingham - Sunderland 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Sunderland four wins, three draws and Gillingham two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
22 goals
GillinghamV. Oliver
V. Oliver
9 goals
SunderlandE. Embleton
E. Embleton
5 goals

Sunderland missing players

Gillingham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Gillingham
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 7 Played P 7 20 40
19 13 4 Won W 0 4 8
10 2 1 Drew D 3 7 13
10 4 2 Lost L 4 9 19
66 39 14 Scored S 5 19 31
48 15 7 Conceded C 13 27 60
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 95% 88%
82% 79% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 75% 68%
62% 58% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 30% 32%
31% 32% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 15% 18%
15% 16% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 10% 10%
54% 53% 57% BTTS BTTS 57% 55% 45%
33% 42% 43% Clean Sheets C S 14% 20% 28%
18% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 43% 30% 40%
 
6.2 6.5 7.9 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4 4.6
4.5 3.8 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7.4 6.2 4.9
2.1 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
14.2 15.1 15.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.6 8.6 10.2
5.1 5.6 6.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 3.1
33% 36% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 35% 25%
 
11.8 10.7 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 19 16.8 14.8
3.7 3.4 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 5.7 4.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (21) in League One
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunderland have scored more than double the goals of Gillingham.
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 40 22 8 10 66 40 20 13 3 4 31 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 26 74
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sheffield Wednesday 39 19 12 8 64 42 20 13 5 2 41 16 19 6 7 6 23 26 22 69
7 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 13 10 59 40 20 10 8 2 32 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 19 64
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 40 12 14 14 56 67 20 9 6 5 29 26 20 3 8 9 27 41 -11 50
13 Accrington Stanley 39 14 8 17 48 65 20 11 4 5 35 28 19 3 4 12 13 37 -17 50
14 Charlton Athletic 39 14 7 18 46 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 19 5 3 11 19 26 -3 49
15 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 12 16 41 37 20 9 5 6 26 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 4 48
16 Cambridge United 39 12 12 15 47 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 20 5 5 10 24 39 -12 48
17 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
18 Lincoln City 39 11 9 19 43 52 20 5 5 10 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 27 -9 42
19 Gillingham 40 8 13 19 31 60 20 4 6 10 12 33 20 4 7 9 19 27 -29 37
20 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 39 6 15 18 40 62 19 2 11 6 21 27 20 4 4 12 19 35 -22 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 40 8 6 26 28 74 20 5 3 12 15 30 20 3 3 14 13 44 -46 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 40 22 8 10 66 40 20 13 3 4 31 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 26 74
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sheffield Wednesday 39 19 12 8 64 42 20 13 5 2 41 16 19 6 7 6 23 26 22 69
7 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 13 10 59 40 20 10 8 2 32 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 19 64
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 40 12 14 14 56 67 20 9 6 5 29 26 20 3 8 9 27 41 -11 50
13 Accrington Stanley 39 14 8 17 48 65 20 11 4 5 35 28 19 3 4 12 13 37 -17 50
14 Charlton Athletic 39 14 7 18 46 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 19 5 3 11 19 26 -3 49
15 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 12 16 41 37 20 9 5 6 26 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 4 48
16 Cambridge United 39 12 12 15 47 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 20 5 5 10 24 39 -12 48
17 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
18 Lincoln City 39 11 9 19 43 52 20 5 5 10 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 27 -9 42
19 Gillingham 40 8 13 19 31 60 20 4 6 10 12 33 20 4 7 9 19 27 -29 37
20 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 39 6 15 18 40 62 19 2 11 6 21 27 20 4 4 12 19 35 -22 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 40 8 6 26 28 74 20 5 3 12 15 30 20 3 3 14 13 44 -46 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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