Gillingham vs Cambridge United Match Analysis and Predction

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Relegation-threatened Gillingham will play host to Cambridge United who return to League One action on Tuesday evening following their FA Cup exit at the weekend.

The hosts were not fortunate to come away with a good result against Ipswich Town on Satrday, while Cambridge will be looking to return to winning ways following the end of their cup run.

Gillingham put in another improved display under new manager Neil Harris, but despite the opportunities created throughout the game, they were defeated 1-0 through Conor Chaplin’s 74th minute goal for their hosts.

Following their 1-0 victory over Crewe Alexandra in Harris’ first game in charge last Tuesday, there remains plenty of reasons to be hopeful in their bid to avoid relegation.

None of the three sides directly above them in the table managed to pick up a win on Saturday, which leaves Gillingham 23rd and eight points from safety.

With Doncaster Rovers now level on points with the Gills at the foot of the table, they need to put in another strong performance and pick up a positive result to avoid being rooted to last place at the end of the midweek’s play.

Cambridge return to league action in a comfortable 14th place in the table, which makes their first season back in the third division since 2002 a successful one.

However, fixture congestion has played its part at Cambridge, with Tuesday’s fixture against Gillingham being the 11th game of 2022 already.

Mark Bonner and his side can now put their focus in the league campaign following their exit from the EFL Trophy and the FA Cup.

Cambridge need to put an end to their four-game winless run across all competitions if they are to regain momentum in the closing stages of the season, and they need to get back on track starting with Tuesday’s fixture.

Gillingham vs Cambridge United head to head

The two sides have previously met on 7 occasions across all competitions, where Gillingham have taken 3 victories while Cambridge have won once, and they have drawn in 3. Gillingham have scored 9 goals and conceded 5. In their last five encounters, Gillingham have won two, Cambridge one with two draws.

Cambridge United 2-2 Gillingham 25/09/99

Gillingham 2-1 Cambridge United 23/09/99

Gillingham 0-0 Cambridge United 25/08/20

Cambridge United 2-0 Gillingham 08/12/20

Cambridge United 0-2 Gillingham 28/09/21

Gillingham latest home form

Gillingham have been on a poor run of form at home. However, they recently won their last home game, defeating Crewe Alexandra 1-0, which could be an upturn of form. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three, scoring 4 goals and conceded 14.

Gillingham 0-4 Ipswich Town 08/01/22

Gillingham 1-3 Burton Albion 15/01/22

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 latest away form

Gillingham have been on a poor run of form on the road for most of the season. They have failed to record a single victory in each of their last ten away matches. In their five most recent away matches, they have drawn one and lost four, scoring 4 goals and conceding 11.

Rotherham United 5-1 Gillingham 07/12/21

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

Cambridge United latest home form

Cambridge lost their last home game 3-0 to Luton Town in the FA Cup. However, they have recently been on a good run of form, having been unbeaten in four matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one in the process.

Cambridge United 0-0 Portsmouth 03/01/22

Cambridge United 2-1 Portsmouth 11/01/22

Cambridge United 3-1 Doncaster Rovers 18/01/22

Cambridge United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra 22/01/22

Cambridge United 0-3 Luton Town 05/02/22

Cambridge United latest away form

Cambridge have recently failed to be consistent with their form on the road, having won just two of their last five away matches. They recently lost to Rotherham United through penalties after a 1-1 draw in the EFL Trophy. They have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five.

Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United 08/01/22

Lincoln City 0-1 Cambridge United 15/01/22

Rotherham United (P)1-1 Cambridge United 25/01/22

Fleetwood Town 1-1 Cambridge United 29/01/22

Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Cambridge United 01/02/22

Gillingham news

Midfielder Alex MacDonald continues to miss the rest of the season, while Lloyd-McGoldrick could join him on the sidelines after being stretchered off with a knee injury on Saturday.

Mustapha Carayol, Daniel Adshead and Ben Reeves will need to be assessed ahead of the Tuesday’s encounter following their recent injuries.

Cambridge United news

Bonner has no fresh inury concerns for this contest but does remain without several first-team players. Jack Iredale is struggling with an ankle injury and is a huge doubt to feature.

Lyod Jones, Joe Ironside and Shilow Tracey remain absent through injury, and will be joined by Kai McKenzie-Lyle and Jensen Weir.

Prediction and Odds

We are expecting a tight contest on Tuesday evening, with Gillingham entering the fixture in higher spirits under their new manager and the visitors seeming to struggle in recent weeks.

The vistors have had a number of fixtures in 2022 and may be suffering form fatigue, which may see the game end level.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.35