Gillingham FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Gillingham FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at MEMS Priestfield.
- Gillingham FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 18 Sep Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–4 L 11 Sep Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Oct Gillingham FC A 2–0 W 28 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L 25 Sep Cheltenham Town FC H 2–0 W 18 Sep Accrington Stanley FC A 4–1 W 11 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–1 W 28 Aug Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Wigan Athletic FC0-152/–16-301/131-45–/–46-601/–61-752/–76+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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 Wigan Athletic FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gillingham FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 14' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
- 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 29' Gillingham FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Adshead, as he is very good at scoring at MEMS Priestfield with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kyle Dempsey.
- 41' 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.
- 46' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' Gillingham FC is showing some good football. However, Gillingham FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' 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 Max Ehmer suffering a number of foals already.
- 64' Wigan Athletic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Max Power on 64.
- 69' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Alexander MacDonald has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 74' The Gillingham FC manager makes a substitution. John Akinde departs to be replaced by Gerald Sithole.
- 77' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. James McClean is replaced by Gavin Massey.
- 82' Goal! Will Keane scores his 71 goal in 380 matches.
- 87' James McClean has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 89' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Callum Lang by Gwion Edwards on 89 minute.
- With this win, Wigan Athletic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Gillingham FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 5
- 8
- 18
- 16
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15
John Akinde ↓ Gerald Sithole 74'
- 7
- 3
- 19
- 17
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Bench
- 6
- 11
- 12
- 4
- 10
- 9
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Gerald Sithole ↑ 74'
Coach Steve EvansWigan Athletic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 5
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23
James McClean ↓ Gavin Massey 77'
- 27
- 12
- 8
- 9
- 6
- 10
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19
Callum Lang ↓ Gwion Edwards 89'
- 2
Bench
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7
Gwion Edwards ↑ 89'
- 3
- 16
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11
Gavin Massey ↑ 77'
- 39
- 14
- 40
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jordan Graham 2 Kal Naismith 1 Trae Coyle 1 Vadaine Oliver 1 Max Power 1 Will Keane 1 Joe Garner 1 Head to Head
Gillingham FC Form
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 2021-09-18 Gillingham FC 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2021-09-11 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Gillingham FC DWigan Athletic FC Form
2021-10-02 Gillingham FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-09-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-09-25 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2021-09-18 Accrington Stanley FC 1–4 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-09-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-08-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.06 Gillingham FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.59 Wigan Athletic FC xGI would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wigan Athletic FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.65Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Gillingham FC or Draw 56%Draw or Wigan Athletic FC 72%Gillingham FC or Wigan Athletic FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%0 – 1 10.2%1 – 2 9.1%0 – 0 9%0 – 2 Actual1 – 0 6.5%2 – 1 6.1%2 – 2 4.9%1 – 3 4.9%0 – 3 4.5%2 – 0 3.9%2 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Gillingham FC
Handicap Gillingham FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 15% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 23% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 15% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.