League Two: Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

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

Gillingham and Bristol Rovers will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Sitting bottom of the table, Bristol Rovers have claimed 40 points after 38 rounds, while Gillingham have amassed 45 points. This places the latter as number 16 in the League Two at the moment.

Team form: Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers

Gillingham Form

In their last three matches, Gillingham lost 1-5 against Milton Keynes Dons, 5-0 against Cambridge U and 0-2 against Swindon. Gillingham claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored five and conceded 16 goals.

Bristol Rovers Form

The results have been up and down for Bristol Rovers, who beat Barrow by 0-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Bromley, before claiming a victory in a 1-0 game against Shrewsbury. Bristol Rovers only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by eight goals to four.

Betting facts for Gillingham and Bristol Rovers

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 Gillingham and Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Seb Palmer Houlden, who is performing well for Gillingham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Bristol Rovers.The visitors will be looking to Tommy Leigh to find the net once again, after managing four League Two goals for Bristol Rovers in recent matches.

Popular markets: Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers

Full-time result

Gillingham claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Bristol Rovers won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Gillingham have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Gillingham scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Bristol Rovers only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Gillingham managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bristol Rovers were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Gillingham have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Bristol Rovers.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Gillingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bristol Rovers’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.