League Two: Gillingham vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 38 match between Gillingham and Swindon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Swindon go up against Gillingham on Tuesday for a League Two meeting at MEMS Priestfield.

Form: Gillingham vs Swindon

Gillingham Form

A single point is all Gillingham can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Fleetwood, before getting trounced 1-5 against Milton Keynes Dons while Cambridge U won 5-0. Gillingham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded 16 goals.

Swindon Form

Swindon are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers and a 2-2 draw with Crawley. In their most recent match, they were defeated 1-2 at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons. Swindon claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting facts for Gillingham and Swindon

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Gillingham and Swindon. 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 Swindon

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Seb Palmer Houlden, who is performing well for Gillingham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Swindon.The visitors will be looking to Ollie Clarke to find the net once again, after managing three League Two goals for Swindon in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Gillingham won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at MEMS Priestfield. They drew five and lost three as well, while Swindon won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six. Swindon conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Swindon have not lost to Gillingham in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Gillingham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Swindon scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Swindon games. Swindon managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Gillingham, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Swindon, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Swindon are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 15 matches.