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Sunderland AFC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Sunderland AFC
2 – 2
Full Time
Gillingham FC
Sat 30 Jan 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Y 87' Callum Slattery

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Rob Merchant
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

5
2
1
Sunderland AFC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Gillingham FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-30 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC 2020-10-31 Gillingham FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 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

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Gillingham FC H 2–2 D
26 Jan Ipswich Town FC A 1–0 W
23 Jan Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–0 W
19 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–2 L
16 Jan AFC Wimbledon A 3–0 W
09 Jan Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D
26 Jan Crewe Alexandra FC H 4–1 W
23 Jan Rochdale AFC H 2–2 D
16 Jan Accrington Stanley FC A 1–0 W
09 Jan Burton Albion FC H 0–1 L
02 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–1 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.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Grant Leadbitter made 397 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 6' Aiden McGeady adds to his 0 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 11' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 21' Gillingham FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Evans will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' Alexander MacDonald is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' A goal from the England international Grant Leadbitter! He fires home on 43 to make it 2-1!
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 52' Stuart O'Keefe gets the nod from Gillingham FC. He replaces Kyle Dempsey and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 54' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Lynden Gooch on, Jack Diamond off on 54 minutes.
  • 59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Gillingham FC. Alexander MacDonald is replaced by John Akinde.
  • 67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Robbie Cundy is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sunderland AFC.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' Lee Burge has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 82' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 87' Callum Slattery picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Charlie Wyke departs to be replaced by Luke O'Nien.
  • 88' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Grant Leadbitter by Dion Sanderson on 88 minute.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Jordan Graham has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-01-30 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC 2020-10-31 Gillingham FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 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

Sunderland AFC Form

2021-01-30 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC D 2021-01-26 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2021-01-23 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2021-01-19 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2021-01-16 AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2021-01-09 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Hull City AFC D

Gillingham FC Form

2021-01-30 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Gillingham FC D 2021-01-26 Gillingham FC 4–1 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2021-01-23 Gillingham FC 2–2 Rochdale AFC D 2021-01-16 Accrington Stanley FC 0–1 Gillingham FC W 2021-01-09 Gillingham FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC L 2021-01-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Gillingham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.45 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Gillingham FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Gillingham FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC44% Draw27% Gillingham FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
71%
Draw or Gillingham FC
56%
Sunderland AFC or Gillingham FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC30% Draw47% Gillingham FC23%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Gillingham FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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