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League Two: Gillingham vs Swindon – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League Two round 45 match between Gillingham and Swindon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

The penultimate round of the League Two season presents an interesting battle between Gillingham and Swindon. The match takes place this coming Saturday at MEMS Priestfield.

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Form: Gillingham vs Swindon

Gillingham Form

Gillingham are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Milton Keynes Dons 1-0, and then drawing 1-1 with Cheltenham. They were back as winners when they defeated AFC Wimbledon 1-0. Gillingham put four wins on the board in their previous six League Two matches at the MEMS Priestfield. They drew twice while losing none, scored five goals while conceding one.

Swindon Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Swindon. They first took out Bradford by 5-4 before downing Grimsby by 0-4. The winning streak came to an end against Bromley, who ran out 0-1 winners. Swindon managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored 11 while also conceding four times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Gillingham and Swindon

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Gillingham and Swindon. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 21 of the last 23 Gillingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 21 of the last 23 Gillingham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 21 of the last 23 Gillingham matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 19 of the last 20 Gillingham home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Gillingham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Swindon have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 3.5 goals
  • Swindon have won the last 3 matches in a row in the League Two while scoring more than 3.5 goals
  • Swindon have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • Swindon have won the last 3 matches in a row in the League Two while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • Swindon have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5

In-form players: Gillingham vs Swindon

It has been an excellent season for Kabongo Tshimanga who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Swindon are looking to him against Gillingham, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Gillingham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at MEMS Priestfield. They drew three and lost three as well, while Swindon won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Gillingham are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat. Swindon did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home. Gillingham have not lost to Swindon in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Gillingham scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Swindon scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Gillingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Gillingham have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Swindon.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Gillingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Swindon, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.

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