League Two: Gillingham vs Accrington – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 11 match between Gillingham and Accrington and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Accrington go up against Gillingham this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at MEMS Priestfield.

Gillingham are chasing the first place in the League Two after collecting 19 points from their initial ten encounters. Accrington trail them on six points after nine rounds, sitting as number 23 in the table.

Team form: Gillingham vs Accrington

Gillingham Form

Gillingham managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-0 victory against Barrow. They went on to lose 0-1 against Grimsby, before getting dumped in a 2-0 defeat against Crewe. Gillingham won four of their last six League Two matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored 12 goals.

Accrington Form

Accrington claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw against Port Vale. Afterwards, a 2-1 defeat against Cheltenham followed, before beating Morecambe 2-1. Accrington came through their last six away games in the League Two without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to six.

Betting stats for Gillingham and Accrington

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Gillingham and Accrington. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Gillingham vs Accrington

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Jayden Clarke brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Gillingham will start him against Accrington, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Dara Costelloe, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

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Full-time result

Gillingham won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at MEMS Priestfield. They drew two and lost three as well, while Accrington won one of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost nine. Amazingly, Accrington failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches. Gillingham have beaten Accrington in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Gillingham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Accrington only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Gillingham will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Accrington have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Gillingham have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Accrington.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Gillingham, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Accrington, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.

Recommended tip: Gillingham vs Accrington

To sum up, the upcoming match between Gillingham and Accrington seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

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