Gillingham vs Doncaster Predictions

• Gillingham are the only team in the division to lose none of their last 12 league matches.
• Gillingham have kept a clean sheet in 40% of their home games during the current campaign.
• Doncaster have kept a clean sheet in 42% of their away matches in League 1 this season.
• Both Doncaster and Gillingham are in the top nine when it comes to shots on target conceded this season.
• Both teams have scored in scored in 47% of Gillingham’s home matches, as well as in only 42% of Doncaster’s away games.

Gills getting tougher and tougher

Tough to score against, tough to outplay and tough to get the better of, Gillingham are just getting stronger and stronger under the stewardship of Steve Evans, who appears to be slowly but surely getting his side into play-off contention.

It’s now 12 league games (or two and a half months) since the Gills last tasted defeat. During that time, they’ve developed an ability to both frustrate and surprise teams. They’ve kept six clean sheets, have conceded more than once on just two occasions and have scored a modest 14 goals. If they could increase their productivity in the final third, then they’d really be a force to be reckoned with.

At home, Gillingham are unbeaten in seven, four of which they’ve won. Most of their best attacking efforts have come at Priestfield, while that is also where they are best at the back, conceding just three goals in their last seven. Doncaster beware.

Donny on the up

Doncaster are also a side that has become tough to beat, while they too are moving towards becoming a play-off contender. Darren Moore’s men come into this match having lost just one of their last six, while they’ve only lost two of their last ten.

What Doncaster have been very good at of late, like Gillingham at home, is keeping teams at bay on the road. Donny have conceded in just one of their last five travelling matches, while they’ve conceded more than once in just two of their last eight. They’ve also kept a clean sheet in a rather chunky 42% of away games overall this season.

Low-scoring game incoming

Given what we’ve seen from both Gillingham Doncaster both recently and in general, ‘Both Teams to Score – NO’ appeals in the betting. Gillingham have been excellent at restricting teams at home, while the fact that they’re not big scorers also lends itself to the selection. Doncaster have kept plenty of clean sheets on the road, particularly of late, while along with the Gills, they rank reasonably lowly in terms of shots on target for this term. Lastly, both teams have scored in less than half (47%) of Gillingham’s home matches this term, as well as in just 42% of Doncaster’s away matches.