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Gillingham FC vs Coventry City FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Gillingham FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Zakuani 44' Y
Luke O'Neill 48' Y
Bradley Garmston 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Coventry City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Paul Kelly
  • Referee Samuel Ogles
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

2
1
Gillingham FC 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Gillingham FC 1–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug Sunderland AFC H 1–4 L
18 Aug Walsall FC A 1–2 L
11 Aug Burton Albion FC H 3–1 W
04 Aug Accrington Stanley FC A 2–0 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Gillingham FC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Blackpool FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–0 W
11 Aug AFC Wimbledon A 0–0 D
04 Aug Scunthorpe United FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Gillingham FC and Coventry City FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Gillingham FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Ireland international Jordan Shipley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Mark Byrne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gillingham FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' A change in the Gillingham FC ranks — Mark Byrne exits the field as Callum Reilly enters on 31.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Gillingham FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' Another change for Gillingham FC made on 41 minute. Regan Charles-Cook leaves to be changed by Elliott List.
  • 44' Gillingham FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 46' GOAL! Jonson Clarke-Harris fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 48' Luke O'Neill picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' Gillingham FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at . Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Bradley Garmston argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' Elliott List is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 74' The whistle greets Brandon Hanlan as he departs to be replaced by Conor Wilkinson.
  • 79' Billy Bingham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 82' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 82 minute. Luke Thomas leaves to be changed by Reise Allassani.
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Jordan Shipley as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Ponticelli steps in for Coventry City FC.
  • 89' Amadou Bakayoko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonson Clarke-Harris at the 89 minute mark.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Lovell

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Gillingham FC or Coventry City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gillingham FC40% Draw29% Coventry City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Gillingham FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Coventry City FC
60%
Gillingham FC or Coventry City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC27% Draw50% Coventry City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC

Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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