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Gillingham FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Gillingham FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 21' Jason Lowe
Mattew Willock 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Lewis
  • Referee Garry Maskell
  • Referee Andrew Aylott
  • Referee Louis Marks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Gillingham FC 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-31 Gillingham FC 5–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 5–0 W
24 Aug Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
20 Aug Blackpool FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug Burton Albion FC H 1–2 L
03 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–1 D
04 May Blackpool FC A 3–0 W
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Gillingham FC A 0–5 L
24 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 0–5 L
17 Aug Tranmere Rovers FC A 0–5 L
10 Aug Coventry City FC H 0–0 D
03 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
05 May Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Gillingham FC host Bolton Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Bolton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mark Byrne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Gillingham FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bolton Wanderers FC's shape.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 21' Jason Lowe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 27' Goal! Connor Ogilvie scores his 21 goal in 182 matches.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at . Gillingham FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bolton Wanderers FC that had 324 games and scored 389 goals.
  • 39' The England Olly Lee breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 2-0!
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mattew Willock on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Gillingham FC make a change. Mattew Willock trudges off to be replaced by Mark Marshall on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Brandon Hanlan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 35 goals in his last 182 appearances.
  • 54' Brandon Hanlan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 57' GOAL! Olly Lee fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 58' The Bolton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Ronan Darcy is withdrawn and Callum King-Harmes gets his opportunity.
  • 63' The Gillingham FC bench stirs into life. Olly Lee is withdrawn and Regan Charles-Cook gets his opportunity.
  • 68' It is a cagey affair so far. Gillingham FC in their trying to find a way past Bolton Wanderers FC's compact .
  • 73' Bolton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Jordan Boon makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 79' Another change for Gillingham FC made on 79 minute. Brandon Hanlan leaves to be changed by Mikael Mandron.
  • 84' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' The Bolton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Dennis Politic is withdrawn and Adam Senior gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Hobbs departs to be replaced by Sonny Graham.
  • Gillingham FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Olly Lee 2
Oladapo Afolayan 1
Kyle Dempsey 1
John Akinde 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Declan John 1
Aaron Morley 1
Jordan Boon 1

Head to Head

2019-08-31 Gillingham FC 5–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

Gillingham FC Form

2019-08-31 Gillingham FC 5–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-08-24 Coventry City FC 1–0 Gillingham FC L 2019-08-20 Gillingham FC 2–2 Blackpool FC D 2019-08-10 Gillingham FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC L 2019-08-03 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2019-05-04 Blackpool FC 0–3 Gillingham FC W

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2019-08-31 Gillingham FC 5–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-08-24 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–5 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-08-17 Tranmere Rovers FC 5–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-08-10 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2019-08-03 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-05-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.72 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Gillingham FC to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC73% Draw17% Bolton Wanderers FC10%
Actual: Gillingham FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Gillingham FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
27%
Gillingham FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC58% Draw34% Bolton Wanderers FC8%
Actual: Gillingham FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12%
3 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
7.1%
1 – 1
6.9%
4 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
2.9%
5 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC

Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 22% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 20% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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