Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Gillingham FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Gillingham FC
2 – 7
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Sat 29 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC MEMS Priestfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Olly Lee 11' Y
Mustapha Carayol 18' Y
Pontus Dahlberg 47' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Oxford United FC — League One at MEMS Priestfield.

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
2
4
Gillingham FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-29 Gillingham FC 2–7 Oxford United FC 2021-09-25 Oxford United FC 1–1 Gillingham FC 2021-04-17 Oxford United FC 3–2 Gillingham FC 2020-10-10 Gillingham FC 3–1 Oxford United FC 2020-01-18 Gillingham FC 1–1 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Oxford United FC H 2–7 L
27 Nov Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L
23 Nov Cheltenham Town FC H 0–2 L
20 Nov Crewe Alexandra FC A 0–2 L
13 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
06 Nov Cheltenham Town FC H 1–1 D
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Gillingham FC A 7–2 W
04 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
27 Nov Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov Fleetwood Town FC H 3–1 W
13 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D
07 Nov Bristol Rovers FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oxford United FC
Mark Harris 3 G 1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor 3 G 1 A
Ciaron Brown 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Gillingham FC and Oxford United FC is underway.
  • 5' Gillingham FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Oxford United FC's shape.
  • 8' Billy Bodin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 11' A moment of madness from Olly Lee on 11 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Gillingham FC will be frustrated.
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cameron Brannagan makes it 0-2.
  • 17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Mustapha Carayol. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 19' Matt Taylor is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Long made 372 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Olly Lee has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' Poor challenge from Pontus Dahlberg. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' Cameron Brannagan doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' Oxford United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 55' Magnificent from Cameron Brannagan! That is 53 goals in 372 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Matt Taylor as he leaves the pitch. Sam Winnall steps in for Oxford United FC.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Nathan Holland as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Williams steps in for Oxford United FC.
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Danny Lloyd makes it 1-5.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oxford United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' Oxford United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Gillingham FC. Mustapha Carayol is replaced by Gerald Sithole.
  • 81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Cameron Brannagan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 84' Oxford United FC make a change. Billy Bodin trudges off to be replaced by Anthony Forde on 84 minutes.
  • 85' The England Robbie McKenzie breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 2-6!
  • 89' GOAL! Anthony Forde scores on 89. Assisted by Mark Sykes
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Oxford United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cameron Brannagan 4
James Henry 3
Matt Taylor 3
Vadaine Oliver 2
Sam Long 2
Jordan Graham 1
Danny Lloyd 1
Jacob Mellis 1

Head to Head

2022-01-29 Gillingham FC 2–7 Oxford United FC 2021-09-25 Oxford United FC 1–1 Gillingham FC 2021-04-17 Oxford United FC 3–2 Gillingham FC 2020-10-10 Gillingham FC 3–1 Oxford United FC 2020-01-18 Gillingham FC 1–1 Oxford United FC

Gillingham FC Form

2022-01-29 Gillingham FC 2–7 Oxford United FC L 2021-11-27 Gillingham FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2021-11-23 Gillingham FC 0–2 Cheltenham Town FC L 2021-11-20 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–0 Gillingham FC L 2021-11-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2021-11-06 Gillingham FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D

Oxford United FC Form

2022-01-29 Gillingham FC 2–7 Oxford United FC W 2021-12-04 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2021-11-27 Oxford United FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2021-11-23 Oxford United FC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2021-11-13 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2021-11-07 Oxford United FC 2–2 Bristol Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.08 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC25% Draw24% Oxford United FC51%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Gillingham FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Oxford United FC
75%
Gillingham FC or Oxford United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gillingham FC20% Draw40% Oxford United FC40%
Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–7 not predicted
2 – 7
Actual
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.2%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 3
4.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.8%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC

Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 21% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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