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AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
AFC Wimbledon
1 – 0
Full Time
Gillingham FC
Tue 23 Feb 2021 · 18:30 UTC Plough Lane HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Stuart O'Keefe

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham FC — League One at Plough Lane.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Howick
  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Christopher Wade

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
AFC Wimbledon 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Gillingham FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-23 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Gillingham FC 2020-11-24 Gillingham FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon 2020-02-29 Gillingham FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon 2019-11-23 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Gillingham FC 2019-03-23 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Gillingham FC

Recent Form

AFC Wimbledon
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Gillingham FC H 1–0 W
20 Feb Peterborough United FC A 0–3 L
06 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 3–2 W
30 Jan Milton Keynes Dons FC H 0–2 L
26 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–2 L
23 Jan Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–1 D
Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb AFC Wimbledon A 0–1 L
20 Feb Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W
16 Feb Peterborough United FC H 1–3 L
13 Feb Charlton Athletic FC A 3–2 W
05 Feb Lincoln City FC H 0–3 L
30 Jan Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Wimbledon this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! AFC Wimbledon welcome Gillingham FC for this crunch clash at Plough Lane.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Wimbledon in their trying to find a way past Gillingham FC's compact .
  • 10' Gillingham FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' England international Kyle Dempsey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Wimbledon must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Gillingham FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' AFC Wimbledon started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' Stuart O'Keefe gets the nod from Gillingham FC. He replaces Robbie McKenzie and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Joe Pigott needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' AFC Wimbledon is showing some good football. However, AFC Wimbledon are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Gillingham FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Wimbledon that had 236 games and scored 247 goals.
  • 71' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 76' The travelling Gillingham FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' A change in the AFC Wimbledon ranks — Ethan Chislett exits the field as Shane McLoughlin enters on 81.
  • 84' Gillingham FC ring the changes. Thomas O'Connor has done his job and it is now time for Tyreke Johnson to step up.
  • 89' GOAL! Jack Rudoni fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 90' Stuart O'Keefe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' AFC Wimbledon manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul Osew is hanging Ryan Longman on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

AFC Wimbledon Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Palmer 2
Joe Pigott 2
Kyle Dempsey 1
Michael Folivi 1
Jack Rudoni 1
Graham Burke 1
Tom Eaves 1
Paul Kalambayi 1

Head to Head

2021-02-23 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Gillingham FC 2020-11-24 Gillingham FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon 2020-02-29 Gillingham FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon 2019-11-23 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Gillingham FC 2019-03-23 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Gillingham FC

AFC Wimbledon Form

2021-02-23 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Gillingham FC W 2021-02-20 Peterborough United FC 3–0 AFC Wimbledon L 2021-02-06 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 AFC Wimbledon W 2021-01-30 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2021-01-26 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 AFC Wimbledon L 2021-01-23 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 AFC Wimbledon D

Gillingham FC Form

2021-02-23 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Gillingham FC L 2021-02-20 Gillingham FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2021-02-16 Gillingham FC 1–3 Peterborough United FC L 2021-02-13 Charlton Athletic FC 2–3 Gillingham FC W 2021-02-05 Gillingham FC 0–3 Lincoln City FC L 2021-01-30 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 AFC Wimbledon xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Gillingham FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Wimbledon or Gillingham FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Wimbledon43% Draw28% Gillingham FC29%
Actual: AFC Wimbledon win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AFC Wimbledon or Draw
71%
Draw or Gillingham FC
57%
AFC Wimbledon or Gillingham FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Wimbledon27% Draw50% Gillingham FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AFC Wimbledon

Handicap AFC Wimbledon covers Push Gillingham FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AFC Wimbledon keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.