Thursday , 2 July 2026

Gillingham FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Gillingham FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 2 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC MEMS Priestfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Tom Naylor
Kyle Dempsey 36' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gillingham FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — 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

2
1
Gillingham FC 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-02 Gillingham FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-03-31 Gillingham FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-09-19 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Gillingham FC

Recent Form

Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 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 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.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Graham 2
Max Power 1
Will Keane 1
Joe Garner 1
Kal Naismith 1
Trae Coyle 1
Vadaine Oliver 1

Head to Head

2021-10-02 Gillingham FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-03-31 Gillingham FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-09-19 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Gillingham FC

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 D

Wigan 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.06 Gillingham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC28% Draw28% Wigan Athletic FC44%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Gillingham FC19% Draw47% Wigan Athletic FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 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.