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

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Gillingham FC is hosting Sunderland AFC for another epic battle.
  • 3' Brilliant from the ! Tom Eaves makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 3.
  • 4' Chris Maguire has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
  • 9' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Power, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 14' Gillingham FC have won 239 goals from 182 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' Against the run of play, George Honeyman has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' Goal! Max Power scores his 19 goal in 365 matches.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brandon Hanlan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gillingham FC.
  • 30' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Netherlands international Glenn Loovens has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lee Cattermole on 43.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Max Ehmer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Lovell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' Josh Maja doubles the advantage! 1-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lynden Gooch made 365 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Chris Maguire as he leaves the pitch. Dylan McGeouch steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 70' The Gillingham FC manager makes a substitution. Billy Bingham departs to be replaced by Callum Reilly.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Gillingham FC in their trying to find a way past Sunderland AFC's compact .
  • 78' Donald Love makes way for Denver Hume at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 83' Sunderland AFC make a change. Max Power trudges off to be replaced by Luke O'Nien on 83 minutes.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Bradley Stevenson. He replaces Brandon Hanlan on 85 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Denver Hume gets a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.