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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 FCLeague 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' In just a few seconds MEMS Priestfield Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Gillingham FC and Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 5' Gillingham FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Matija Sarkic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Shrewsbury Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' Stuart O'Keefe is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' It looks surprising Gillingham FC does not make any changes. Alexander MacDonald has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Gillingham FC. John Akinde is replaced by Dominic Samuel.
  • 51' It’s high time Steve Evans made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 66' Gillingham FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 68' Ryan Jackson is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shrewsbury Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Tucker.
  • 79' Shrewsbury Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 79' Another change for Gillingham FC made on 79 minute. Alexander MacDonald leaves to be changed by Olly Lee.
  • 84' The travelling Shrewsbury Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Curtis Main. He replaces Daniel Udoh on 86 minute.
  • 88' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace Sean Goss by Dave Edwards on 88 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.