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League Two · Matchweek 18

Gillingham

GIL

Swindon Town

SWI

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Gillingham41%
Draw26%
Swindon33%

Expected goals

1.63 – 1.45

Over 2.5

58%

Both to score

62%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–111.1%
  • 2–18.8%
  • 1–08.0%
  • 1–27.7%
  • 0–17.0%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

47%Possession48%
27%Territory35%
43%From set plays31%
0.14Chance quality0.12
7.7%Directness7.5%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Gillingham, 3 for Swindon. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 30 of 163 matches, not the full season.