Accrington ST vs Gillingham Prediction & Betting Tips

Gillingham flying, Accrington stuttering

Gillingham have won their last three league games in a row, including a 4-1 away win at Rochdale, a 2-0 home win over Tranmere and a 3-0 win against Bristol Rovers. Before that they'd drawn three on the bounce, so this is a team that's found some rhythm after a slow start to the campaign.

Accrington ST: 20 completed matches; Gillingham: 20 completed matches.

Accrington ST

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

31

Difference

-4

Gillingham

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

30

Difference

-5

Accrington's recent run has been far more mixed. A goalless draw with Newport was followed by a loss away at Barnet, with a win over Crawley Town in between. There's no real pattern to their results, just a string of games that could have gone either way.

Gillingham's momentum going into this one is hard to match against Accrington's stop-start form.

Comparative Team Statistics: Accrington ST vs Gillingham

A history that's leaned Gillingham's way lately

Gillingham won the reverse fixture 2-0 back in April, and the two meetings before that both finished 1-1. Go back further and it's a fairly even series between these two clubs, but the recent meetings have tilted slightly towards Gillingham.

None of that ancient history tells us much about how either side is playing right now, but it's worth noting Accrington haven't beaten Gillingham in their last several attempts.

A big gap in the table

Gillingham sit fourth with 12 points from seven games, having won three, drawn three and lost just once. Their goal difference is healthy too, with 11 scored and only 6 conceded.

Accrington are down in 21st with 6 points from the same number of matches, just the one win so far. They've also conceded more than they've scored, 10 for and 13 against, which points to problems at both ends of the pitch.

Where the goals and cards are coming from

C. Caton has been Accrington's main source of goals with 5 in 7 appearances, easily their top scorer this season. Gillingham's threat is more spread out, with J. Brophy leading the way on 3 goals and N. Freeman supplying 3 assists.

Accrington ST:

Best scorers:

C. Caton - 5

Penalty cards:

D. Matthews x 1 x 3

J. Woods x 4

Gillingham:

Best scorers:

J. Brophy - 3

Best assist providers:

N. Freeman - 3

Penalty cards:

Z. Albarus x 1 x 1

R. McKenzie x 4

On the discipline side, D. Matthews and J. Woods have both picked up 3 yellows for Accrington, with Matthews also sent off once. Gillingham's R. McKenzie has 3 yellows too, so the referee could be kept busy either way.

Accrington's attack looks heavily reliant on one player, which Gillingham's defence may look to shut down first.