Gillingham vs AFC Wimbledon Match Analysis and Prediction

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Two teams in the basement of the League One standing will have a clash at the Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday, as Gillingham host AFC Wimbledon.

The hosts enter the fixture of the back of a 2-0 defeat at the weekend, while AFC Wimbledon’s winless run extended with a 4-0 loss away to Bolton Wanderers.

After opening the 2021-22 season with a meager tally of three wins from their 28 games, claiming 1-0 victories against Crewe Alexandra and Cambridge United was a welcome treat for Neil Harris’ side in the early stages of February.

Gillingham have since lost 2-0 to Plymouth Argyle at the Priestfield Stadium on Saturday, with Jordon Garrick’s goal and Luke Jephcott’s penalty securing the three points for the visitors.

Harris’ side are now in the relegation battle as they sit 22nd in the table, five points adrift of the safety of 20th place.

Gillingham are running out of time to salvage their third-tier status, and tallies of 12 goals scored and 30 conceded represent the worst home record in the division all season long.

Meanwhile, Wimbledon have a dreadful winless run of their own to try to end, with Mark Robinson’s side still searching for a first victory since the turn of the year.

Wimbledon have now gone 14 matches without a win across all competitions after a disappointing 4-0 defeat against Bolton at the weekend, as Dion Charles, Amadou Bakayoko, Oladipo Afolayan and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson all getting on the scoresheet.

Mark Robinson’s side are slowly slipping closer to danger and are now just one point clear of the relegation in 20th place.

However, Wimbledon may take some positives from their recent record against Gillingham, as they have lost in just two of their last 11 League One meetings and drew 1-1 with the Gills earlier in the season.

Gillingham vs AFC Wimbledon head to head

The two sides have previously met on 15 occasions in all competitions, where Gillingham have taken 3 victories while Wimbledon have won 7, and they have drawn in 5. Wimbledon have scored 25 goals and conceded 20. In their last five encounters, Wimbledon have won three, Gillingham one with one draw.

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham 23/11/19

Gillingham 1-2 AFC Wimbledon 29/02/20

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon 24/11/20

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham 23/02/21

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Gillingham 17/08/21

Gillingham latest home form

Despite recently winning two matches, Gillingham have been on a poor run of form at home all season long. They lost their last league home game 2-0 to Plymouth Argyle. In their five most recent matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost two, scoring 4 goals and conceding 9.

Gillingham 0-0 Shrewsbury Town 25/01/22

Gillingham 2-7 Oxford United 29/01/22

Gillingham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra 01/02/22

Gillingham 1-0 Cambridge United 08/02/22

Gillingham 0-2 Plymouth Argyle 19/02/22

Gillingham latest away form

Gillingham have been on a poor run of form on the road, and they have failed to win in any of their last five matches. They picked up a 1-1 draw against Morecambe in their last league away game. In their last five matches, they have scored 4 goals and conceded 7.

Fleetwood Town 2-1 Gillingham 11/12/21

Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 Gillingham 01/01/22

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Gillingham 22/01/22

Ipswich Town 1-0 Gillingham 05/02/22

Morecambe 1-1 Gillingham 12/02/22

AFC Wimbledon latest home form

Wimbledon have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having been winless in their seven most recent matches. They managed to pick up a 1-1 draw against Sunderland in their last league home game. In their last five matches, they have scored 4 goals and conceded 7.

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Ipswich Town 25/01/22

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Shrewsbury Town 29/01/22

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Cheltenham Town 01/02/22

AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Rotherham United 08/02/22

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Sunderland 12/02/22

AFC Wimbledon latest away form

Wimbledon have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having been winless in their seven most recent matches. Their last away victory came on December 12 when they defeated Accrington Stanley 2-0. In their last five matches, they have scored 3 goals and conceding 11.

Boreham Wood 2-0 AFC Wimbledon 08/01/22

Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 AFC Wimbledon 11/01/22

Burton Albion 1-1 AFC Wimbledon 22/01/22

Charlton Athletic 3-2 AFC Wimbledon 05/02/22

Bolton Wanderers 4-0 AFC Wimbledon 19/02/22

Gillingham news

Gillingham are without long-term absentees Alex MacDonald and Danny Lloyd due to knee injuries, while Daniel Adshead has returned to Norwich City with a foot fracture.

Mustapha Carayol and Gerald Sithole remain sidelined, while Ben Reeves returned to action off-bench at the weekend and could replace Ben Thompson in the midfield.

AFC Wimbledon news

Ayoub Assal will serve the second game of a two-match ban here, but Luke McCormick will return from his own suspension to take his place in midfield.

Jack Rudoni and Anthony Hartigan remain sidelined, alongside Aaron Pressley, Alex Woodyard and Henry Lawrence, with all the three nursing their hamstring issues.

Prediction and Odds

Wimbledon enter the fixture with a number of absent players and a depleted morale after a heavy defeat against Bolton, which may deny them a chance of a victory.

Given Gillingham’s home advantage and their recent two victories at home, we see the game ending in a home victory or a draw.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.35