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Sunderland AFC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Sunderland AFC
4 – 2
Full Time
Gillingham FC
Tue 19 Feb 2019 · 19:45 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Graham Burke
George Honeyman 54' Y
Y 59' Mark Byrne
Y 65' Leonardo Lopes
James Dunne 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Gillingham FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Mulraine
  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Robert Atkin
  • Referee Anthony Backhouse

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

5
2
1
Sunderland AFC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Gillingham FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-19 Sunderland AFC 4–2 Gillingham FC 2018-08-22 Gillingham FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Gillingham FC H 4–2 W
15 Feb Accrington Stanley FC H 2–2 D
12 Feb Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
09 Feb Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
02 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 1–0 W
19 Jan Scunthorpe United FC A 1–1 D
Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Sunderland AFC A 2–4 L
16 Feb Scunthorpe United FC H 1–0 W
09 Feb Barnsley FC H 1–4 L
02 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
29 Jan Accrington Stanley FC H 0–0 D
26 Jan Swansea City AFC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sunderland AFC vs Gillingham FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 4' What a moment for Lee Cattermole! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 6' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tom Eaves makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Flanagan makes it 2-1.
  • 15' Connor Ogilvie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
  • 18' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Chris Maguire departs to be replaced by Lynden Gooch.
  • 23' Brandon Hanlan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Regan Charles-Cook is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gillingham FC tonight.
  • 33' Czech Republic international Tomas Holy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Graham Burke on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Barry Fuller has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 182 appearances.
  • 40' Brandon Hanlan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Gillingham FC are in front.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Dunne made 311 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' George Honeyman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Mark Byrne. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' Gillingham FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' It’s a booking for Gillingham FC player. Leonardo Lopes gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' GOAL! Will Grigg scores on 66.
  • 68' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 68' The Gillingham FC bench stirs into life. Leonardo Lopes is withdrawn and Regan Charles-Cook gets his opportunity.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' Elliott List is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darren Oldaker at the 74 minute mark.
  • 77' A goal from the Ireland international Aiden McGeady! He fires home on 77 to make it 4-2!
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Grant Leadbitter is replaced by Dylan McGeouch.
  • 89' Max Power is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lee Cattermole at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Gillingham FC make a change. Graham Burke trudges off to be replaced by Dean Parrett on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sunderland AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Lovell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Maguire 2
Tom Eaves 2
Kyle Lafferty 2
Mikael Mandron 2
Aiden McGeady 2
Tom Flanagan 2
Brandon Hanlan 1
Connor Ogilvie 1

Head to Head

2019-02-19 Sunderland AFC 4–2 Gillingham FC 2018-08-22 Gillingham FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2019-02-19 Sunderland AFC 4–2 Gillingham FC W 2019-02-15 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Accrington Stanley FC D 2019-02-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2019-02-09 Oxford United FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2019-02-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2019-01-19 Scunthorpe United FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Gillingham FC Form

2019-02-19 Sunderland AFC 4–2 Gillingham FC L 2019-02-16 Gillingham FC 1–0 Scunthorpe United FC W 2019-02-09 Gillingham FC 1–4 Barnsley FC L 2019-02-02 Coventry City FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2019-01-29 Gillingham FC 0–0 Accrington Stanley FC D 2019-01-26 Swansea City AFC 4–1 Gillingham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.3 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Gillingham FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC59% Draw21% Gillingham FC20%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
81%
Draw or Gillingham FC
41%
Sunderland AFC or Gillingham FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC44% Draw39% Gillingham FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Gillingham FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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