Stoke City vs Gillingham
England – Carabao Cup
Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Kick-off at 19:00 UK/ 20:00 CET
Venue: Bet365 Stadium.
Team News
Stoke continue to be without Joe Allen and Thibaud Verlinden Carabao for their Cup clash with Gillingham. Ryan Shawcross lack of match fitness, but will hope to participate sooner than later.
Michael O'Neil Expect to appoint a similar XI from the side that won away to Wolves on the final lap. This means that Jack Butland will continue to warm the bench.
Stuart O'Keefe remains sidelined for Gillingham before Carabao Cup clash on Wednesday with Stoke.
ups predicted online
Stoke (possible): Davies 3-5-2 - Souttar, Collins Martins Indi - Smith, Oakley Boothe, Thompson, Tymon, McClean - Gregory Fletcher.
Gillingham (potential 4-3-3): Bonham - McKenzie, Tucker, Medley, Ogilvie - Woods, Robertson, Willock - MacDonald, Akinde, Coyle.
Head to head
Check their head before the head meetings dating back to 05/04/2003, there was little to separate the clubs with Stoke City 2 win these games, Gillingham 2 2 and be attracted after 90 minutes of play.
A total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs during the clashes, with 7 from the Potters and 6 being gills. This is an average figure of game objectives 2.17.
Stoke City vs Gillingham: Prediction
O'Neill's men were unbeaten in nine of their previous eleven games overall, and in fact had won seven of those match-ups. Incredibly, they also kept clean sheets in six of their last nine games.
And at home, they won six of their last nine appearances, and also remained unbeaten in 11 of their last 15 meetings here. In fact, they lost a total of only four times in this field throughout 2020.
Meanwhile, their counterparts were winless in seven of their last ten match-ups together, and kept a total of a clean sheet in the last eight months.
More importantly, they had a total of four wins away from home in the last fourteen months.
Given all these factors, it is clear that the Potters are the form team. In addition to this, they are at home (one of the most difficult grounds in the whole of England), and they are a team in the league - while their opponents are in the lower division.
For the reasons, expect a winning performance from Stoke City on Wednesday.
Stoke City vs Gillingham: Betting Tips
Stoke City to Win @ 1.60 (3/5)
Over 1.5 goals Stoke City team @ 1.7 5 (3/4).
