League Two: Cheltenham vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 43 match between Cheltenham and Gillingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Gillingham come to The Completely-Suzuki Stadium for the League Two match on Friday, Cheltenham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Cheltenham approach the next League Two round as number 16 in the table, having claimed 53 points this season so far. With 42 games behind them, Gillingham amassed 50 points, placing them as number 17 before their next fixture.

Team form: Cheltenham vs Gillingham

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Morecambe in a 2-0 defeat. Doncaster also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-2, before Cheltenham were able to strike back last time out in a 2-3 win against Crewe. Cheltenham claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw with Salford City. This was followed by another draw with Chesterfield, this time 1-1, before they outclassed Milton Keynes Dons by 1-0. Gillingham didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed five draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded eight and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Cheltenham and Gillingham

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

Players in form: Cheltenham vs Gillingham

Look no further than Jordan Thomas, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Cheltenham in the League Two, while Max Clark managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Gillingham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Cheltenham vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Cheltenham claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Gillingham won zero of their last 10 games away, drew eight and lost two of the games in this run. Gillingham have hit a nice vein of form with 8 matches now without losing. Cheltenham have not lost to Gillingham in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Cheltenham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Gillingham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Gillingham played. Gillingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Cheltenham have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Gillingham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cheltenham, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Gillingham, who managed to score one time in those matches. Somehow Cheltenham failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 11 matches.