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Gillingham FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Gillingham FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC MEMS Priestfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Dennis Cirken
R 67' Elliot Embleton
Y 84' Ross Stewart

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One at MEMS Priestfield.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 14 26
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Plymouth Argyle FC 14 23
6 Reading FC 14 22
7 Bradford City AFC 13 22
8 Cambridge United FC 14 21
9 Sheffield Wednesday FC 13 20
10 Leicester City FC 13 19
11 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 13 18
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 14 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 Notts County FC 12 14
18 AFC Wimbledon 13 13
19 Blackpool FC 12 12
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
21 Wigan Athletic FC 14 11
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 12 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

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2
5
Gillingham FC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 Gillingham FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2021-01-30 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC 2020-10-31 Gillingham FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2020-03-07 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC 2019-12-07 Gillingham FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L
09 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
02 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 0–2 L
28 Sep Cambridge United FC A 2–0 W
25 Sep Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
21 Sep Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Gillingham FC A 2–1 W
02 Oct Portsmouth FC A 0–4 L
28 Sep Cheltenham Town FC H 5–0 W
25 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
18 Sep Fleetwood Town FC A 2–2 D
11 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Gillingham FC vs Sunderland AFC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gillingham FC and Sunderland AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Mustapha Carayol has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Gillingham FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Jamie Cumming, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Danny Lloyd puts Gillingham FC on the lead.
  • 30' The 26-year-old Jack Tucker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Luke O'Nien needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dennis Cirken.
  • 48' Aiden O'Brien makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sunderland AFC are in front.
  • 53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 54' Tom Flanagan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' 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.
  • 61' Mustapha Carayol makes way for John Akinde at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gillingham FC.
  • 66' Ron-Thorben Hoffmann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 551 appearances.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Elliot Embleton is booked for Sunderland AFC — Red card on 67.
  • 71' The whistle greets Alex Pritchard as he departs to be replaced by Bailey Wright.
  • 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Ehmer made 182 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' A change in the Gillingham FC ranks — Rhys Bennett exits the field as Charlie Kelman enters on 81.
  • 84' Ross Stewart is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 89' Gillingham FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • It finishes all square. Gillingham FC and Sunderland AFC share the spoils 1-2.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyle Lafferty 2
Mikael Mandron 2
Aiden McGeady 2
Tom Flanagan 2
Chris Maguire 2
Tom Eaves 2
Connor Ogilvie 1
George Honeyman 1

Head to Head

2021-10-16 Gillingham FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2021-01-30 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC 2020-10-31 Gillingham FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2020-03-07 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC 2019-12-07 Gillingham FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Gillingham FC Form

2021-10-16 Gillingham FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2021-10-09 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–0 Gillingham FC L 2021-10-02 Gillingham FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-09-28 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Gillingham FC W 2021-09-25 Oxford United FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2021-09-21 Gillingham FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2021-10-16 Gillingham FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2021-10-02 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Sunderland AFC L 2021-09-28 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2021-09-25 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2021-09-18 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2021-09-11 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.36 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Gillingham FC or Sunderland AFC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC35% Draw28% Sunderland AFC37%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Gillingham FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
65%
Gillingham FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC27% Draw47% Sunderland AFC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC

Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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