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Gillingham FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Gillingham FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Doncaster Rovers FC
Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC MEMS Priestfield Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+10'
Y 74' Fejiri Okenabirhie

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Brook
  • Referee Christopher Wade
  • Referee Will Finnie
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 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

3
3
2
Gillingham FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Doncaster Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-20 Gillingham FC 2–2 Doncaster Rovers FC 2020-12-12 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Gillingham FC 2020-02-15 Gillingham FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-08-03 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Gillingham FC 2018-12-29 Gillingham FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–2 D
16 Mar Lincoln City FC A 3–0 W
13 Mar Swindon Town FC A 3–1 W
09 Mar Fleetwood Town FC A 0–1 L
06 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 3–1 W
02 Mar Milton Keynes Dons FC H 3–2 W
Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Gillingham FC A 2–2 D
16 Mar Oxford United FC A 0–3 L
13 Mar Northampton Town FC H 0–0 D
09 Mar Crewe Alexandra FC A 0–1 L
06 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–1 W
02 Mar Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC
Isaac Hutchinson 2 G
Jack Senior 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Doncaster Rovers FC get us underway at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.
  • 2' GOAL! Jordan Graham scores on 2.
  • 4' Magnificent from Vadaine Oliver! That is 34 goals in 98 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 9' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 9 minutes.
  • 14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' Brilliant from the ! Tom Anderson makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 19.
  • 23' What a moment for James Coppinger! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 28' Gillingham FC have won 239 goals from 182 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' Gillingham FC is showing some good football. However, Gillingham FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Connor Ogilvie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gillingham FC so far.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gillingham FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' It’s high time Andy Butler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' A change in the Doncaster Rovers FC ranks — James Coppinger exits the field as Taylor Richards enters on 61.
  • 66' The travelling Doncaster Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Doncaster Rovers FC — Jason Lokilo on, Josh Sims off on 68 minutes.
  • 70' Another substitution for Gillingham FC to replace John Akinde by Olly Lee on 70 minute.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fejiri Okenabirhie.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Thomas O'Connor. He replaces Alexander MacDonald on 77 minute.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Andy Butler might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 87' Brad Halliday needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 88' The whistle greets Fejiri Okenabirhie as he departs to be replaced by Madger Gomes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy Butler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cameron John 2
John Marquis 2
Mallik Wilks 2
Vadaine Oliver 2
Reece James 1
Brad Halliday 1
Barry Fuller 1
Kyle Dempsey 1

Head to Head

2021-03-20 Gillingham FC 2–2 Doncaster Rovers FC 2020-12-12 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Gillingham FC 2020-02-15 Gillingham FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-08-03 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Gillingham FC 2018-12-29 Gillingham FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC

Gillingham FC Form

2021-03-20 Gillingham FC 2–2 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2021-03-16 Lincoln City FC 0–3 Gillingham FC W 2021-03-13 Swindon Town FC 1–3 Gillingham FC W 2021-03-09 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Gillingham FC L 2021-03-06 Gillingham FC 3–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2021-03-02 Gillingham FC 3–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC W

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2021-03-20 Gillingham FC 2–2 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2021-03-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-03-13 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2021-03-09 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-03-06 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2021-03-02 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gillingham FC46% Draw26% Doncaster Rovers FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Gillingham FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
54%
Gillingham FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC33% Draw44% Doncaster Rovers FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC

Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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