Gillingham FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Gillingham FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.
- Gillingham FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Simon Shaw
- Referee Will Finnie
- Referee Chris Pollard
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Jan Rochdale AFC H 2–2 D 16 Jan Accrington Stanley FC A 1–0 W 09 Jan Burton Albion FC H 0–1 L 02 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–1 L 29 Dec Northampton Town FC A 1–3 L 19 Dec Rochdale AFC A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Jan Gillingham FC A 2–2 D 19 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–1 L 16 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 3–3 D 12 Jan Charlton Athletic FC A 4–4 D 09 Jan Crewe Alexandra FC H 3–3 D 19 Dec Gillingham FC H 1–4 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at MEMS Priestfield Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Gillingham FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 11' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matthew Lund.
- 16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 21' It looks surprising Rochdale AFC does not make any changes. Gavin Bazunu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gillingham FC that had 182 games and scored 239 goals.
- 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gillingham FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 36' Gillingham FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
- 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 43' Vadaine Oliver puts Gillingham FC on the lead.
- 48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
- 53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Gillingham FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 63' 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.
- 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vadaine Oliver.
- 69' What a strike from Jimmy Keohane! The score is 1-1.
- 74' The travelling Rochdale AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 75' Goal! Jimmy Keohane scores his 10 goal in 161 matches.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Tyreke Johnson. He replaces Alexander MacDonald on 76 minute.
- 81' John Akinde has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 85' Rochdale AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Harrison Hopper. He replaces Kwadwo Baah on 85 minute.
- 89' Another substitution for Gillingham FC to replace Callum Slattery by Mattew Willock on 89 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Gillingham FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 3
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 16
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Vadaine Oliver ↓ John Akinde 76'
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- 20
- 21
Bench
- 14
- 4
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15
John Akinde ↑ 76'
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Mattew Willock ↑ 89'
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17
Tyreke Johnson ↑ 76'
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Coach Steve EvansRochdale AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 8
- 14
- 7
- 21
- 3
- 13
- 1
- 10
- 15
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Kwadwo Baah ↓ Harrison Hopper 85'
Bench
- 16
- 17
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Harrison Hopper ↑ 85'
- 18
- 11
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Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ian Henderson 5 John Akinde 3 Ian Henderson 3 Jordan Roberts 2 Jimmy Keohane 2 Connor Ogilvie 2 Stephen Dooley 1 Robbie McKenzie 1 Head to Head
Gillingham FC Form
Rochdale AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.58 Gillingham FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.31 Rochdale AFC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.89Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Gillingham FC or Draw 72%Draw or Rochdale AFC 54%Gillingham FC or Rochdale AFC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Gillingham FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.4%2 – 1 8.7%1 – 0 7.9%0 – 0 7.4%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 0 6.8%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4.6%3 – 0 3.5%1 – 3 3.2%Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC
Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 13% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 20% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 17% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.