Gillingham vs Rochdale pre-match guide

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: MEMS Priestfield Stadium (11582 seats)

League round two of the League Two season and the participants have taken their learnings from the first match. Here's our Gillingham - Rochdale pre-match guide:

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Gillingham form and stats

The season before, Gillingham's league statistics were 8 wins, 16 draws and 22 losses, results that produced 21st place in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 35 goals and let in 69. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season Gillingham generated 4-8-11 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 36 conceded.

No payout for Gillingham in their previous match, an away game at AFC Wimbledon that ended in defeat 0-2. The versatile forward Mandron bested all the other players in that game and was awarded a match rating of 6.85 out of 10. Mandron hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Gillingham lost 0-2 at home to Rotherham United.

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 6 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

The manager Harris will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AFC Wimbledon in only three days.

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Rochdale form and stats

Let's have a look at how Rochdale performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 17 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 51 and conceded 59 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 6 and lost 12 with 23/36 goals scored/conceded.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Crewe Alexandra with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Seriki was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.3. Seriki hit two key passes.

Prior to that result Rochdale won their away game at Newport County. The scoreline was 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Rochdale have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 6 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Burton Albion in just three days.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Gillingham wins - draws - Rochdale wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. Henderson loves to meet Gillingham and have scored 7 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

RochdaleD. Rodney
D. Rodney
1 goals

Gillingham missing players

Rochdale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gillingham Rochdale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 13
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
 
7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 9
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Gillingham Last season Rochdale
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
8 4   Won W   5 12
16 8   Drew D   6 17
22 11   Lost L   12 17
35 13   Scored S   23 51
69 36   Conceded C   36 59
87% 78%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 85%
67% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 67%
33% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 41%
20% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 24%
9% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 13%
46% 35%   BTTS BTTS   52% 50%
26% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 28%
41% 52%   Failed to Score F T   43% 37%
 
4.4 5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.6
5 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.6
2.1 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.1
7 4   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.4 12   Shots (avg) S (   11.6 12.5
3.1 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 2.5
25% 16%   Goal Efficiency G E   44% 44%
 
15 12.8   Shots against (avg) S A   12 11.7
5 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Walsall 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Salford City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Barrow 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
10 Carlisle United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Sutton United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Colchester United 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Stockport County 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Gillingham 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Mansfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Hartlepool United 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season 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 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 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 Walsall 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Salford City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Barrow 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
10 Carlisle United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Sutton United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Colchester United 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Stockport County 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Gillingham 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Mansfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Hartlepool United 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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