Chesterfield vs Gillingham betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on January 05th, 2025

Chesterfield and Gillingham will on Sunday, January 05th, 2025 at 15:00h (UTC), play in a League Two football game in England, check the Chesterfield vs Gillingham betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Chesterfield vs Gillingham will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Technique Stadium stadium, in the city of Chesterfield, with a capacity for 10504 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Chesterfield vs Gillingham betting tip 2024/2025

The League Two has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.98 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.54 goals per match played.

Chesterfield last match

Chesterfield is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Milton Keynes Dons in a match valid for League Two, and the match ended 1-2. The eleven coached by P. Cook played in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.88.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Jamie Grimes, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

Gillingham last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League Two, Gillingham, who used a 3-5-1-1 formation, faced the AFC Wimbledon team with a final score of 1-0.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for their win, 4.33 indicated as much.

Chesterfield vs Gillingham h2h

Gillingham was in 1st place in the League Two while Chesterfield was in 9th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Gillingham team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Chesterfield used in the match.

The two teams have not faced each other since 31-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the League Two, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Gillingham.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

In this game, C. Brown and O. Bickle will support S. Parkinson who will be in charge of the game on the football field.

Chesterfield

League Two leaderboard now

Considering the home team Chesterfield, standing in 10th place with 34 points in the League Two competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 9 wins, 8 losses and, 7 draws.

Which means that the team, with the same number of points, in the 25th round is followed by the Milton Keynes Dons team in 11th place.

Occupying the middle of the league table in the England League Two and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns, Chesterfield will try to use the home factor for one's own benefit to win the meeting.

Chesterfield analysis

At the end of round 24 in League Two, Chesterfield scored 38 goals and conceded 29 goals.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 3 losses streak in the League Two, which is not a good omen for this next match.

The Chesterfield team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 60.33%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Chesterfield has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 2337 attacks resulting in 38 goals. Gillingham, on the other hand, has only scored 22 times with 2133 attacks.

Maintaining optimal performance could prove to be a difficult task for Chesterfield as they navigate a tight schedule with multiple games in quick succession. Despite Chesterfield and Gillingham being evenly matched on paper, the team's demanding schedule could tip the scales in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Chesterfield

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Will Grigg is the player to highlight. Helping Chesterfield with 8 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Gillingham

League Two leaderboard now

Gillingham arrives in this game with 30 points, and in 14th place in the League Two, having won 9 games in total and lost 10 times, making a total of 3 draws.

In the 25th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point against Cheltenham Town who occupies position 13.

Gillingham analysis

Gillingham shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 24 games has only conceded goals on 21 occasions, and has scored in 22.

With an average of 1 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Gillingham

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Jayden Clarke. The Midfielder has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Gillingham avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Chesterfield is Will Grigg, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Gillingham is Jayden Clarke, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Chesterfield 1.33 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Gillingham 0.55 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.99 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.42 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Chesterfield side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Gillingham who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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