Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Accrington and Gillingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
League Two title favourites Accrington begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Gillingham at Wham Stadium.
Form: Accrington vs Gillingham
Accrington Form
Accrington went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Carlisle, a 0-1 win against Walsall and a 0-1 defeat against Chesterfield. Accrington didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six League Two games at the Wham Stadium. They have a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored six goals.
Gillingham Form
In their last three matches, Gillingham beat AFC Wimbledon 1-0, drew 1-1 with Swindon and beat Port Vale by 0-1. Gillingham managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew five as well as losing zero, while scoring six time and letting in seven.
Betting stats for Accrington and Gillingham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Accrington and Gillingham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 5 Accrington matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Accrington home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Accrington matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Gillingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Gillingham matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Gillingham away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Gillingham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Gillingham matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Accrington vs Gillingham
It is the beginning of a new League Two campaign, and both Accrington and Gillingham will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
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Full-time result
Accrington claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Gillingham won one of their last 10 games away, drew seven and lost two of the games in this run. Gillingham are on a serious roll of now 12 matches without defeat. Gillingham remained without defeat in 6 away games on the bounce. Gillingham have not lost to Accrington in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Accrington scored first in six of their last ten home games. Gillingham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Gillingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 5 last consecutive meetings between Accrington and Gillingham when playing at Wham Stadium.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Accrington’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Gillingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Gillingham scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
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