Swansea City vs Gillingham Match Analysis & Prediction
13/08/2024 9:00 pm
Swansea City will be lloking to bounce back from defeat in their league opener when they host Gillingham at the Swansea.com Stadium for Tuesday’s EFL Cup first-round contest.
Swansea will head into Tuesday’s EFL Cup tie in a downbeat mood after their seventh successive Championship campaign began with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough.
Emmanuel Latte Lath’s 25th-minute effort proved enough to separate the two sides, ensuring that Swansea left the Riverside Stadium empty-handed.
Swansea will now aim to offer a positive response in their first home game of the season, and they may be able to take confidence from the fact that they have won four of their last five home matches in the EFL Cup.
However, the Swans did fall to a defeat in their most recent home EFL Cup match, losing 3-2 to AFC Bournemouth in the second round of last season’s competition.
Swansea are set to face Gillingham for the first time since claiming a commanding 4-1 victory in the fourth round of the FA Cup in January 2019.
Meanwhile, Gillingham manager Mark Bonner could not have wished for a better start to his tenure as he witnessed his side ease past Carlisle United on the opening day of the League Two campaign.
Tomothee Dieng, Jacob Wakeling, Jack Nolan and Jonny Williams all found the back of the net in Saturday’s commanding 4-1 victory at Priestfield.
Gillingham may be the underdogs in Tuesday’s tie, but they can take confidence from the fact that they have progressed from the first round in each of the last four seasons.
Swansea City vs. Gillingham Head to head
In the previous seven meetings between these two teams, they have claimed three victories each while drawing once. Swansea have scored 11 goals and conceded nine in the process.
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16/09/2006Gillingham3Swansea City1League One
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23/01/2007Swansea City2Gillingham0League One
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02/11/2007Swansea City1Gillingham1League One
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12/04/2008Gillingham1Swansea City2League One
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26/01/2019Swansea City4Gillingham1FA Cup
Swansea City Team News
Swansea City are expected to be without the services of Andy Fisher, Joe Allen, Josh Ginnelly, Sam Parker and Aimar Govea.
Kyle Naughton and Kristian Pedersen could be brought into the backline, while there may also be starting opportunities for Oliver Cooper, Ronald and Zan Vipotnik.
Swansea City's Last 5 Matches
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04/05/2024Swansea City0Millwall1Championship
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24/07/2024FC Cologne2Swansea City1Club Friendlies
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27/07/2024Swansea City1Vardar Skopje1Club Friendlies
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03/08/2024Swansea City3Rio Ave0Club Friendlies
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10/08/2024Middlesbrough1Swansea City0Championship
Gillingham Team News
Gillingham may be unable to call upon Elliott Nevitte, Josh Andrews and Ethan Coleman due to injury, while Dieng will have to be assessed after he was forced off against Carlisle with a hamstring complaint.
Bonner may take the opportunity to freshen up his side, with Glenn Morris, Shardrach Ogie, Jayden Clarke and Williams all in contention to start here.
Gillingham's Last 5 Matches
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20/07/2024Gillingham2Watford0Club Friendlies
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23/07/2024Dartford0Gillingham4Club Friendlies
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27/07/2024Southend United1Gillingham3Club Friendlies
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03/08/2024Woking1Gillingham1Club Friendlies
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10/08/2024Gillingham4Carlisle United1League Two
Swansea City vs. Gillingham: Odds and Predictions
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