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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 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

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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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gillingham FC to score. At the same time, Sunderland AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Max Ehmer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC 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.
  • 25' What a strike from Danny Lloyd! The score is 1-0.
  • 30' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' It’s high time Lee Johnson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' It looks surprising Gillingham FC does not make any changes. Aiden O'Brien has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Dennis Cirken was booked on 43.
  • 48' What an equalizer from Aiden O'Brien!
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ross Stewart, as he is very good at scoring at MEMS Priestfield with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' Sensational shot from Tom Flanagan. Sunderland AFC is back in the lead.
  • 59' 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.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Gillingham FC team. Mustapha Carayol is replaced by John Akinde on 61 minute.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' Sunderland AFC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 71' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Alex Pritchard by Bailey Wright on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Gillingham FC team. Rhys Bennett is replaced by Charlie Kelman on 81 minute.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ross Stewart.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Full Time. Sunderland AFC beats Gillingham FC

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mikael Mandron 2
Aiden McGeady 2
Tom Flanagan 2
Chris Maguire 2
Tom Eaves 2
Kyle Lafferty 2
Max Power 1
Lynden Gooch 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.