League Two: Morecambe vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 2 match between Morecambe and Gillingham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Morecambe enjoy home advantage, when visitors Gillingham swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Morecambe will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new League Two campaign which left them empty-handed.

Form: Morecambe vs Gillingham

Morecambe Form

In their previous three outings, Morecambe drew 3-3 with Swindon, before losing 1-0 against Walsall and 3-0 against Huddersfield. Morecambe claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored six and conceded 13 goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 2-2 draw with Doncaster. A 4-1 win against Carlisle followed, before a 3-1 defeat against Swansea in their most recent match. Gillingham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 14 goals to five.

Betting stats for Morecambe and Gillingham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Morecambe and Gillingham played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Morecambe vs Gillingham

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Charlie Brown will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Gillingham hope Timothee Dieng can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Morecambe claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Gillingham won three of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost seven of the games in this run. Gillingham have not lost to Morecambe in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Morecambe scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Gillingham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Gillingham should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Morecambe failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Gillingham managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both teams scored in the last 6 consecutive meetings between Morecambe and Gillingham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Morecambe’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Gillingham, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Morecambe failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches.

Betting prediction: Morecambe vs Gillingham

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Morecambe and Gillingham seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League Two match.

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