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Gillingham vs Doncaster — League One 2018

Gillingham
Gillingham
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Doncaster
Doncaster
10/19/2021League OneLeague One · Round 14Priestfield Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 87+ matches

Gillingham40%
×Draw26%
Doncaster34%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Gillingham
1.37
Doncaster
1.25

Gillingham creates 10% more chances

Season form · 87 home / 108 away

creates per match

Gillingham
1.13
Doncaster
1.13

allows per match

Gillingham
1.37
Doncaster
1.61

finishing

Gillingham+0.00on par
Doncaster+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Gillingham ↓

Doncaster →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–19%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–112%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Gillingham or draw
66%
Gillingham or Doncaster
74%
Draw or Doncaster
60%

Winning margin

Gillingham wins by 2+
18%
Doncaster wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Gillingham 1+ goals
75%
Gillingham 2+ goals
40%
Gillingham 3+ goals
16%
Doncaster 1+ goals
71%
Doncaster 2+ goals
36%
Doncaster 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Gillingham (draw refunded)
54%
Doncaster (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Gillingham at home — creates 1.13, concedes 1.37 · 87 matches

Doncaster away — creates 1.13, concedes 1.61 · 108 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Gillingham attack 1.13 + Doncaster defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.37

Doncaster attack 1.13 + Gillingham defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.25

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 40%?"

Gillingham scores more
40%
level
26%
Doncaster scores more
34%

Gillingham at 40% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 40% does not mean "Gillingham will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

League One: Gillingham 1–0 Doncaster

Gillingham beat Doncaster 1-0 in League One on October 19, 2021.

The match was played at Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham, Kent.