League Two: Fleetwood vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 2 match between Fleetwood and Gillingham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Gillingham head over to the Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood on Saturday to face title favourites Fleetwood in a round 2 match in the League Two.

Fleetwood booked their first win of the season in the League Two as they claimed all three points in the opener. They are of course looking for a follow-up come matchday in round two,

Form: Fleetwood vs Gillingham

Fleetwood Form

Their last three matches saw Fleetwood drawing 1-1 with Milton Keynes Dons, before taking out Chesterfield by 1-0, and Chesterfield by 0-1. Fleetwood claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing four and losing one matches, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Shrewsbury by 1-0. Disappointment followed, going down 0-3 against Luton, and 0-3 against Walsall. Gillingham are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 17 goals while scoring five themselves.

Betting stats for Fleetwood and Gillingham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Fleetwood 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: Fleetwood vs Gillingham

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

Betting markets: Fleetwood vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Fleetwood claimed three wins, drew six and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Gillingham won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Fleetwood did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Fleetwood have not lost to Gillingham in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Fleetwood scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Gillingham only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Fleetwood managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Fleetwood and Gillingham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Fleetwood, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Gillingham, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.