League Two: Rochdale vs Gillingham – Betting preview

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

Round 5 of the new League Two campaign sees Gillingham visit Rochdale on Saturday. The visitors hope to get a result at Crown Oil Arena to boost their chances of avoiding another relegation battle.

While Rochdale find themselves in 19th place in the table with a miserable three points after four rounds, Gillingham only have three points as well to their account, leaving them 21th in the League Two standings.

Form: Rochdale vs Gillingham

Rochdale Form

Rochdale suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Crawley in a 1-2 defeat. Colchester also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0, before Rochdale were able to strike back last time out in a 3-0 win against Shrewsbury. Rochdale won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 14 and conceded ten goals.

Gillingham Form

Having recorded three draws from their previous three matches without winning, Gillingham are on the lookout for a win again. Against Fleetwood, they settled for a 0-0 draw, before finishing level with Northampton in a 1-1 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a draw after a 1-1 match against Chesterfield. Gillingham didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed four draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded 11 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Rochdale 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 Rochdale and Gillingham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Rochdale vs Gillingham

Devante Rodney has been great for Rochdale lately, hitting the target one times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Gillingham are optimistic that Garath McCleary doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Rochdale vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Rochdale claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Gillingham won one of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost five of the games in this run. Gillingham have not lost to Rochdale in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Rochdale scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Gillingham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Gillingham managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Rochdale were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Gillingham have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Rochdale when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rochdale, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Gillingham, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.