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Gillingham FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC MEMS Priestfield Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stephen Brown
  • Referee
  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–0 D
05 Apr Blackpool FC A 1–4 L
31 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
27 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
20 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–2 D
16 Mar Lincoln City FC A 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Gillingham FC A 0–0 D
05 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–0 W
02 Apr Northampton Town FC A 0–1 L
27 Mar Portsmouth FC H 1–2 L
23 Mar Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
20 Mar Hull City AFC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to MEMS Priestfield Stadium that hosts another battle between Gillingham FC and Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gillingham FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The travelling Shrewsbury Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Evans might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stuart O'Keefe on 22.
  • 27' Kyle Dempsey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Connor Ogilvie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gillingham FC so far.
  • 42' Ethan Ebanks-Landell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 350 appearances.
  • 46' The Gillingham FC bench stirs into life. John Akinde is withdrawn and Dominic Samuel gets his opportunity.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' England international Harry Chapman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Gillingham FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' Alexander MacDonald has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Jackson is booked for Gillingham FC — Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matija Sarkic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gillingham FC.
  • 77' Gillingham FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' Donald Love has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
  • 79' Gillingham FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Olly Lee is hanging Alexander MacDonald on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shrewsbury Town FC that had 329 games and scored 385 goals.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Curtis Main. He replaces Daniel Udoh on 86 minute.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Shrewsbury Town FC — Dave Edwards on, Sean Goss off on 88 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Gillingham FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gillingham FC40% Draw33% Shrewsbury Town FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Gillingham FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
60%
Gillingham FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC25% Draw57% Shrewsbury Town FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2.6%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC

Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 18% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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