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Southend United FC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Southend United FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Gillingham FC
Tue 18 Feb 2020 · 19:45 UTC Roots Hall Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Jack Tucker
Y 72' Max Ehmer
Miles Mitchell-Nelson 74' Y
Charlie Kelman 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Southend United FC vs Gillingham FC — League One at Roots Hall Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicholas Cooper
  • Referee Paul Kelly
  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Alasdair Ross

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

2
2
Southend United FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Gillingham FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-18 Southend United FC 0–1 Gillingham FC 2019-10-05 Gillingham FC 3–1 Southend United FC 2019-01-01 Southend United FC 2–0 Gillingham FC 2018-10-13 Gillingham FC 0–2 Southend United FC

Recent Form

Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Gillingham FC H 0–1 L
15 Feb Coventry City FC H 0–2 L
11 Feb Peterborough United FC A 0–4 L
08 Feb Blackpool FC A 1–2 L
01 Feb Lincoln City FC H 2–1 W
28 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–3 L
Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Southend United FC A 1–0 W
15 Feb Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–1 W
11 Feb Blackpool FC A 3–2 W
08 Feb Burton Albion FC A 0–0 D
29 Jan Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–0 W
25 Jan Rochdale AFC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Southend United FC and Gillingham FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Gillingham FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Southend United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southend United FC that had 89 games and scored 112 goals.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Jack Tucker was booked on 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Jack Tucker has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 182 appearances.
  • 45' Gillingham FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Jordan Graham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikael Mandron at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Southend United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' It’s high time Sol Campbell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Olly Lee. He replaces Mattew Willock on 63 minute.
  • 67' What a strike from Connor Ogilvie! The score is 0-1.
  • 72' The referee shows Gillingham FC player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Miles Mitchell-Nelson is booked for Southend United FC — Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' The Southend United FC bench stirs into life. Harry Kyprianou is withdrawn and Joe Shaughnessy gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Southend United FC is showing some good football. However, Southend United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' Southend United FC ring the changes. Terrell Egbri has done his job and it is now time for Matt Rush to step up.
  • 90' Charlie Kelman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Gillingham FC! Regan Charles-Cook comes on to replace Jordan Roberts.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Southend United FC.

Lineups

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sol Campbell

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simon Cox 3
Taylor Moore 1
Brandon Hanlan 1
Stuart O'Keefe 1
Alfie Jones 1
Connor Ogilvie 1
Sam Mantom 1

Head to Head

2020-02-18 Southend United FC 0–1 Gillingham FC 2019-10-05 Gillingham FC 3–1 Southend United FC 2019-01-01 Southend United FC 2–0 Gillingham FC 2018-10-13 Gillingham FC 0–2 Southend United FC

Southend United FC Form

2020-02-18 Southend United FC 0–1 Gillingham FC L 2020-02-15 Southend United FC 0–2 Coventry City FC L 2020-02-11 Peterborough United FC 4–0 Southend United FC L 2020-02-08 Blackpool FC 2–1 Southend United FC L 2020-02-01 Southend United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2020-01-28 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–1 Southend United FC L

Gillingham FC Form

2020-02-18 Southend United FC 0–1 Gillingham FC W 2020-02-15 Gillingham FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2020-02-11 Blackpool FC 2–3 Gillingham FC W 2020-02-08 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Gillingham FC D 2020-01-29 Gillingham FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2020-01-25 Rochdale AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.11 Southend United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Gillingham FC xG
I would bet for: Southend United FC or Gillingham FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southend United FC32% Draw30% Gillingham FC38%
Actual: Gillingham FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Southend United FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Gillingham FC
68%
Southend United FC or Gillingham FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southend United FC23% Draw51% Gillingham FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Southend United FC

Handicap Southend United FC covers Push Gillingham FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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