League Two: Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham – Betting preview

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

Gillingham go up against Milton Keynes Dons on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Stadium MK.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Gillingham claimed 21 points from ten rounds, while Milton Keynes Dons amassed 15 points. They now rank as number 9 in the League Two standings.

Team form: Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham

Milton Keynes Dons Form

Milton Keynes Dons hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Chesterfield resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Accrington, before beating Shrewsbury by 1-2. Milton Keynes Dons only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadium MK in the League Two. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham won twice in their last three matches as Notts Co. were defeated by 1-0, before they beat Newport 1-3. Harrogate Town proved too strong, though, and a 0-1 defeat followed. Gillingham won three of a possible six away matches in the League Two, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored nine while also conceding five times.

Betting stats for Milton Keynes Dons and Gillingham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Milton Keynes Dons and Gillingham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Scott Hogan will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Gillingham hope Bradley Dack can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

Betting markets: Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Milton Keynes Dons claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing six. Gillingham won three of their last 10 games away, drew seven and lost zero of the games in this run. Gillingham struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 11 away matches in a row.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Milton Keynes Dons only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Gillingham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Milton Keynes Dons games Gillingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Milton Keynes Dons saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Gillingham, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches. Milton Keynes Dons conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.