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Gillingham FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Gillingham FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Wed 22 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Lee Cattermole
Max Ehmer 51' Y
Y 90' Denver Hume

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Nicholas Cooper
  • Referee G. Read
  • Referee Conor Farrell
  • Referee Anthony Coggins

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

1
2
5
Gillingham FC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-22 Gillingham FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Sunderland AFC H 1–4 L
18 Aug Walsall FC A 1–2 L
11 Aug Burton Albion FC H 3–1 W
04 Aug Accrington Stanley FC A 2–0 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Gillingham FC A 4–1 W
19 Aug Scunthorpe United FC H 3–0 W
11 Aug Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Charlton Athletic 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' The game is set. Sunderland AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' Tom Eaves doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 4' What an equalizer from Chris Maguire!
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gillingham FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 18' George Honeyman does the damage! The net is bulging and Sunderland AFC surge ahead!
  • 20' GOAL! Max Power fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 25' The 27-year-old Denver Hume has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Gillingham FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's shape.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jack Baldwin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' Lee Cattermole picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Max Ehmer. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' Josh Maja has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' The Nigeria Josh Maja breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 1-4!
  • 64' Gillingham FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Chris Maguire as he leaves the pitch. Dylan McGeouch steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Gillingham FC team. Billy Bingham is replaced by Callum Reilly on 70 minute.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' Sunderland AFC make a change. Donald Love trudges off to be replaced by Denver Hume on 78 minutes.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Luke O'Nien on, Max Power off on 83 minutes.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Brandon Hanlan as he leaves the pitch. Bradley Stevenson steps in for Gillingham FC.
  • 90' Denver Hume was booked on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Gillingham FC and Sunderland AFC share the spoils 1-4.

Lineups

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Lovell

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.3 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC25% Draw24% Sunderland AFC51%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Gillingham FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
75%
Gillingham FC or Sunderland AFC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC19% Draw39% Sunderland AFC42%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
5.2%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC

Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 21% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 17% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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