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Sunderland AFC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Sunderland AFC
2 – 2
Full Time
Gillingham FC
Sat 7 Mar 2020 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Alim Ozturk 42' Y
Y 42' Jordan Graham
Y 43' Jordan Roberts
Y 44' Stuart O'Keefe

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Graham
  • Referee Danny Gratton
  • Referee Joe Simpson
  • Referee Anthony Coggins
  • Referee Matthew Dicicco

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
2020-03-07 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC 2019-12-07 Gillingham FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 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
07 Mar Gillingham FC H 2–2 D
01 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
25 Feb Fleetwood Town FC H 1–1 D
22 Feb Bristol Rovers FC H 3–0 W
15 Feb Oxford United FC A 1–0 W
11 Feb Rochdale AFC H 3–0 W
Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D
29 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 1–2 L
22 Feb Lincoln City FC A 0–0 D
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

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.
  • 5' Lynden Gooch, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Gillingham FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Power, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Max Ehmer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alim Ozturk on 42 minutes.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Roberts is booked for Gillingham FC — Yellow card on 43.
  • 44' It’s a booking for Gillingham FC player. Stuart O'Keefe gets a Yellow card.
  • 49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' 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.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Gillingham FC team. Jordan Graham is replaced by Olly Lee on 58 minute.
  • 61' The Gillingham FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Roberts departs to be replaced by Thomas O'Connor.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Kyle Lafferty gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 69' The travelling Gillingham FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 72' Gillingham FC make a change. Stuart O'Keefe trudges off to be replaced by John Akinde on 72 minutes.
  • 74' The France forward Mikael Mandron breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-1!
  • 79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Antoine Semenyo on, Alim Ozturk off on 81 minutes.
  • 83' GOAL! Kyle Lafferty fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 85' Josh Scowen gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Chris Maguire and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Joel Lynch is ready to make an impact after coming on for Denver Hume at the 89 minute mark.
  • It finishes all square. Sunderland AFC and Gillingham FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-03-07 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC 2019-12-07 Gillingham FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2019-02-19 Sunderland AFC 4–2 Gillingham FC 2018-08-22 Gillingham FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2020-03-07 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC D 2020-03-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2020-02-25 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D 2020-02-22 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2020-02-15 Oxford United FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2020-02-11 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Rochdale AFC W

Gillingham FC Form

2020-03-07 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC D 2020-02-29 Gillingham FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon L 2020-02-22 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Gillingham FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Gillingham FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC46% Draw27% Gillingham FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Gillingham FC
54%
Sunderland AFC or Gillingham FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC34% Draw45% Gillingham FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Gillingham FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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