Ace Football team offers the League Two round 9 match preview for Doncaster and Gillingham who meet up this coming Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
Gillingham go up against Doncaster on Saturday for an exciting League Two meeting at Eco-Power Stadium.
Gillingham enjoy the view from the top of the table with 18 points after eight league matches this season. Meanwhile, Doncaster find themselves positioned as number 22 in the League Two with five points following eight rounds.
Form: Doncaster vs Gillingham
Doncaster Form
Their last three matches saw Doncaster drawing 0-0 with Swindon, losing 2-1 against Wrexham before beating Forest Green by 1-2. Doncaster just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Eco-Power Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.
Gillingham Form
Gillingham look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Grimsby, they were left empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Harrogate Town in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Morecambe in their most recent outing. In their last six League Two away matches, Gillingham won four, while also drawing once and losing once, scoring six while also conceding four times.
Betting facts for Doncaster and Gillingham
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Doncaster and Gillingham played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 9 Doncaster matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 matches Doncaster played, both teams scored
- Doncaster have not won 9 of the last 11 home matches
- In the last 5 Doncaster matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Doncaster have conceded in 9 of the last 10 matches
- In 12 of the last 14 Gillingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Gillingham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Gillingham have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Gillingham away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Gillingham have scored in 8 of the last 9 away matches
In-form players: Doncaster vs Gillingham
Having scored just once in six League Two matches, Joe Ironside hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Saturday. Simultaneously, Gillingham hope to see Shaun Williams adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six League Two outings.
Popular betting markets: Doncaster vs Gillingham
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Eco-Power Stadium across all tournaments Doncaster won three times, drew two and lost five times. Gillingham claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Doncaster scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Gillingham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Doncaster managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Gillingham were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Doncaster’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Gillingham, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
Recommended tip: Doncaster vs Gillingham
Here we present a free betting tip for this League Two match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Doncaster and Gillingham.
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