League Two: Tranmere vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Tranmere and Gillingham who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Tranmere will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Gillingham for a round 3 match in the League Two.

Tranmere will be satisfied having collected four points from a possible six in their new League Two campaign, and aim to stay undefeated.

Team form: Tranmere vs Gillingham

Tranmere Form

Tranmere look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Newport by 1-4, before drawing 1-1 with Colchester. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Shrewsbury 4-0. Tranmere showed little mercy in their past six matches at Prenton Park, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 14 times, while letting in four themselves.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Accrington. Then, they took out Walsall 1-0, followed by a 1-1 draw with AFC Wimbledon. Gillingham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew five and lost zero as well as being outscored by six goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Tranmere and Gillingham

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

In-form players: Tranmere vs Gillingham

With another League Two season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Tranmere and Gillingham. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular markets: Tranmere vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Tranmere won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Gillingham won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew eight and lost one in this run. Tranmere are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Gillingham struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 14 matches in a row. Gillingham didn’t lose any of their 7 most recent away games. Tranmere have not lost to Gillingham in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Tranmere scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Impressively, Gillingham scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Tranmere managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Tranmere have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Gillingham.

Total goals

Tranmere saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Gillingham, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Gillingham scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.