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Gillingham vs Blackpool: result 2-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 3Kick-off on September 26, 2020 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham, Kent

Gillingham
2-0
Blackpool

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What was the result of Gillingham vs Blackpool?

Gillingham won 2-0 on September 26, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 3′D. SamuelGillingham
  • 49′D. SamuelGillingham

Official lineup for Gillingham vs Blackpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Gillingham

4-3-3
  1. 9D. Samuel
  2. 19V. Oliver
  3. 17J. Eccles
  1. 20S. Robertson
  2. 10J. Graham
  3. 18Jacob Mellis
  1. 5J. Tucker
  2. 6Z. Medley
  3. 3C. Ogilvie
  4. 2R. Jackson
  1. 1J. Bonham

Blackpool

4-3-3
  1. 30B. Lubala
  2. 8K. Anderson
  3. 22C. Hamilton
  1. 9J. Yates
  2. 6E. Robson
  3. 18G. Ward
  1. 21M. Ekpiteta
  2. 15D. Mitchell
  3. 12M. Nottingham
  4. 20O. Turton
  1. 1C. Maxwell
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Gillingham have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Blackpool have 6, 5 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Gillingham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2020Stoke City(away)0-1League Cup
Sep 19, 2020Wigan(away)3-2League One
Sep 15, 2020Coventry(home)1-1League Cup
Sep 12, 2020Hull City(home)0-2League One
Sep 8, 2020Crawley Town(home)2-1EFL Trophy
Blackpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 19, 2020Swindon Town(home)2-0League One
Sep 12, 2020Plymouth(away)0-1League One
Sep 8, 2020Barrow(home)0-0EFL Trophy
Aug 29, 2020Stoke City(away)0-0League Cup
Aug 25, 2020Blackburn(home)1-3Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Gillingham wins, 2 draws, 2 Blackpool wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 11, 2020Blackpool 2-3 GillinghamLeague One
Aug 20, 2019Gillingham 2-2 BlackpoolLeague One
May 4, 2019Blackpool 0-3 GillinghamLeague One
Nov 6, 2018Gillingham 0-1 BlackpoolLeague One
Apr 21, 2018Gillingham 0-3 BlackpoolLeague One
Nov 21, 2017Blackpool 1-1 GillinghamLeague One

Last archived meeting: Blackpool vs Gillingham on Feb 11, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Gillingham score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Blackpool score 1.3 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Gillingham1.31.148/157/15
Blackpool1.31.068/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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18Blackpool822413148

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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