Football insights: Gillingham vs Carlisle United - predictions and statistics

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 25.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

This league campaign has been hard for Gillingham so far, while Carlisle United have won many games. Will the visiting team claim three points at MEMS Priestfield Stadium?

Insights:
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (25) in League Two
  • Carlisle United have the most scored goals (58) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Gillingham nor Carlisle United 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

8-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Gillingham so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.

Gillingham's last game was hosting Crewe Alexandra (placed 18th) and winning 2-1. The victory against Crewe Alexandra came after O'Brien's winning goal. The Gillingham manager Harris was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 67th minute. Attacking player Nichols bettered all the other footballers in that game and received a match rating of 8.1 out of 10. Nichols scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Walsall.

It should be considered that a peek at the 23 most recent league matches shows that 18 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Gillingham have scored {15 league goals} here from 18 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Gillingham have conceded only 17 goals.

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Carlisle United form and stats

8 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Carlisle United playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Carlisle have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Edmondson was the goal scorer. Carlisle United have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Tomas Holy. It's been 190 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.

Carlisle has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bradford City for a 0-0 draw. Feeney, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.31. Feeney won 6 of 13 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Stevenage.

The travelling fans enjoy Carlisle United's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 goals in 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, Carlisle have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Carlisle United - Gillingham 1-0 was the product when these two squads previously played each other, earlier this season. Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Gillingham, three draws and five wins for Carlisle United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Carlisle UnitedK. Dennis
K. Dennis
17 goals
Carlisle UnitedJ. Mellish
J. Mellish
5 goals
Carlisle UnitedO. Moxon
O. Moxon
5 goals

Gillingham missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Carlisle United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 7 18 37
10 8 0 Won W 4 8 18
11 4 1 Drew D 3 6 12
16 6 4 Lost L 0 4 7
25 15 1 Scored S 16 30 58
40 17 10 Conceded C 7 19 35
84% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 83% 84%
65% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 78% 68%
19% 22% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 56% 46%
3% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 22% 24%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 17% 16%
24% 28% 20% BTTS BTTS 57% 61% 49%
35% 39% 0% Clean Sheets C S 43% 33% 43%
57% 44% 80% Failed to Score F T 14% 22% 24%
 
4.1 5.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 7.4 4.7 5.3
4.6 4.4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.6 4
1.6 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.8 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.7 10.4 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.1 12.2
1.8 2.4 1.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.9 3.8 4
37% 35% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 44% 39%
 
11.8 10.4 11.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.1 12.3 10.2
3.4 2.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 2.9 2.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Carlisle United have scored more than double the goals of Gillingham.
  • Carlisle United have the most scored goals (58) in League Two
  • Carlisle United have the the best goal difference (+11) away in League Two
  • Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gillingham have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in League Two
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (15) at home in League Two
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (25) in League Two
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in League Two
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League Two
  • Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (30) in League Two
  • Gillingham have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Leyton Orient 36 21 10 5 48 24 19 13 5 1 27 8 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 73
2 Stevenage 36 19 10 7 50 31 18 14 1 3 33 11 18 5 9 4 17 20 19 67
3 Carlisle United 37 18 12 7 58 35 19 10 6 3 28 16 18 8 6 4 30 19 23 66
4 Northampton Town 37 18 12 7 50 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 17 66
5 Bradford City 37 16 13 8 45 32 19 7 8 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 61
6 Stockport County 37 17 9 11 50 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 60
7 Salford City 37 17 8 12 57 42 19 9 5 5 26 19 18 8 3 7 31 23 15 59
8 Mansfield Town 35 16 8 11 55 45 16 7 5 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 56
9 Sutton United 37 15 10 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 18 4 6 8 16 25 0 55
10 Barrow 37 15 7 15 38 42 18 9 3 6 21 15 19 6 4 9 17 27 -4 52
11 Swindon Town 36 13 12 11 49 42 17 7 5 5 26 17 19 6 7 6 23 25 7 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 37 15 6 16 40 50 18 10 1 7 24 21 19 5 5 9 16 29 -10 51
13 Walsall 36 11 15 10 38 32 19 8 7 4 23 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 6 48
14 Tranmere Rovers 37 13 9 15 36 38 19 8 5 6 23 18 18 5 4 9 13 20 -2 48
15 Grimsby Town 34 12 9 13 37 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 17 8 1 8 20 22 -4 45
16 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
17 AFC Wimbledon 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 6 6 6 20 20 19 4 7 8 18 23 -5 43
18 Crewe Alexandra 37 9 15 13 34 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 18 2 9 7 12 24 -13 42
19 Gillingham 37 10 11 16 25 40 18 8 4 6 15 17 19 2 7 10 10 23 -15 41
20 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
21 Colchester United 37 9 9 19 33 45 18 4 7 7 16 19 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 36
22 Crawley Town 36 8 9 19 39 59 17 7 3 7 26 28 19 1 6 12 13 31 -20 33
23 Hartlepool United 37 6 13 18 40 66 18 3 8 7 20 30 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 31
24 Rochdale 37 6 8 23 33 57 19 3 4 12 19 30 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 26

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 Leyton Orient 36 21 10 5 48 24 19 13 5 1 27 8 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 73
2 Stevenage 36 19 10 7 50 31 18 14 1 3 33 11 18 5 9 4 17 20 19 67
3 Carlisle United 37 18 12 7 58 35 19 10 6 3 28 16 18 8 6 4 30 19 23 66
4 Northampton Town 37 18 12 7 50 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 17 66
5 Bradford City 37 16 13 8 45 32 19 7 8 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 61
6 Stockport County 37 17 9 11 50 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 60
7 Salford City 37 17 8 12 57 42 19 9 5 5 26 19 18 8 3 7 31 23 15 59
8 Mansfield Town 35 16 8 11 55 45 16 7 5 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 56
9 Sutton United 37 15 10 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 18 4 6 8 16 25 0 55
10 Barrow 37 15 7 15 38 42 18 9 3 6 21 15 19 6 4 9 17 27 -4 52
11 Swindon Town 36 13 12 11 49 42 17 7 5 5 26 17 19 6 7 6 23 25 7 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 37 15 6 16 40 50 18 10 1 7 24 21 19 5 5 9 16 29 -10 51
13 Walsall 36 11 15 10 38 32 19 8 7 4 23 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 6 48
14 Tranmere Rovers 37 13 9 15 36 38 19 8 5 6 23 18 18 5 4 9 13 20 -2 48
15 Grimsby Town 34 12 9 13 37 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 17 8 1 8 20 22 -4 45
16 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
17 AFC Wimbledon 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 6 6 6 20 20 19 4 7 8 18 23 -5 43
18 Crewe Alexandra 37 9 15 13 34 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 18 2 9 7 12 24 -13 42
19 Gillingham 37 10 11 16 25 40 18 8 4 6 15 17 19 2 7 10 10 23 -15 41
20 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
21 Colchester United 37 9 9 19 33 45 18 4 7 7 16 19 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 36
22 Crawley Town 36 8 9 19 39 59 17 7 3 7 26 28 19 1 6 12 13 31 -20 33
23 Hartlepool United 37 6 13 18 40 66 18 3 8 7 20 30 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 31
24 Rochdale 37 6 8 23 33 57 19 3 4 12 19 30 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 26

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