Sunderland AFC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Sunderland AFC

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Gillingham FC

Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Olly Lee

Y 40' David Tutonda

Y 41' John Chambers

Dennis Cirken 45' Y

Y 78' Ben Reeves

Nathan Broadhead 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Gillingham FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Sunderland AFC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Gillingham FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Gillingham FC 2021-10-16 Gillingham FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 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

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Gillingham FC	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Lincoln City FC	A	0–0	D
12 Mar	Crewe Alexandra FC	H	2–0	W
08 Mar	Fleetwood Town FC	H	3–1	W
05 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–0	D
26 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	A	3–0	W

Gillingham FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L
26 Mar	Accrington Stanley FC	A	2–1	W
19 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–0	D
15 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
12 Mar	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
05 Mar	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sunderland AFC launch into their encounter with Gillingham FC.
5' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The travelling Gillingham FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gillingham FC that had 182 games and scored 239 goals.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Carl Winchester, a Northern Ireland , has 28 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' 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.
35' Corry Evans has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 31 cards already picked up this season.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Olly Lee on 38.
40' Gillingham FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Chambers on 41.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Dennis Cirken argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' Alex Pritchard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
60' Dennis Cirken has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 393 appearances.
65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
68' Lynden Gooch is replacing Carl Winchester for the Sunderland AFC side.
69' Sunderland AFC make a change. Alex Pritchard trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Broadhead on 69 minutes.
73' The Gillingham FC bench stirs into life. John Chambers is withdrawn and Ben Reeves gets his opportunity.
78' Ben Reeves picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Gillingham FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
88' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Gillingham FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nathan Broadhead.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Bailey Wright
21
Alex Pritchard ↓ Nathan Broadhead 69'
13
Luke O'Nien ↓ Elliot Embleton 68'
5
Danny Batth
25
Jack Clarke
4
Corry Evans
15
Carl Winchester ↓ Lynden Gooch 68'
77
Patrick Roberts
14
Ross Stewart
20
Anthony Patterson
17
Dennis Cirken

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aiden McGeady	2
Tom Flanagan	2
Chris Maguire	2
Tom Eaves	2
Kyle Lafferty	2
Mikael Mandron	2
Lee Cattermole	1
Alexander MacDonald	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-04-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Gillingham FC W 2022-03-19 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2022-03-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2022-03-08 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2022-03-05 Charlton Athletic FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2022-02-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W

Gillingham FC Form

2022-04-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Gillingham FC L 2022-03-26 Accrington Stanley FC 1–2 Gillingham FC W 2022-03-19 Gillingham FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2022-03-15 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Gillingham FC L 2022-03-12 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Gillingham FC W 2022-03-05 Gillingham FC 0–3 Bolton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.43 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.89 Gillingham FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC53% Draw27% Gillingham FC20%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw

80%

Draw or Gillingham FC

47%

Sunderland AFC or Gillingham FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC33% Draw50% Gillingham FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

12%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Gillingham FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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