Morecambe vs Gillingham betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on August 17th, 2024

Morecambe and Gillingham will play on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), in a League Two game to be held in England, check the Morecambe vs Gillingham betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Morecambe vs Gillingham will occur

The game will be played in the small Mazuma Stadium stadium, in the city of Morecambe, with a capacity for 6476 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Morecambe vs Gillingham betting tip 2024/2025

Morecambe comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Huddersfield Town, in a match valid for Carabao Cup, and the match ended 3-0. Coach D. Adams' team lined up with this formation: 5-4-1.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 8.00 indicated as much.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Ross Millen had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Carabao Cup, Gillingham, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Swansea City team with a final score of 3-1.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for their win, 8.00 were a sign of it.

Morecambe was in 12th place in the League Two while Gillingham was in 10th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Morecambe team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Gillingham used in the match.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The two teams have not faced each other since 23-03-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the League Two, and the match ended with a 2-3 win for Gillingham.

The referee D. Middleton has been chosen to officiate the match while S. Rushton and J. Simpson will support him from the sideline.

Morecambe

Current leaderboard

Morecambe currently occupies 17th place in the table, with 0 points gained up to 2nd round.

Morecambe analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Morecambe: at the end of the round 1 it registers 0 goals scored against 1 taken by its goalkeeper.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they had ball possession above 50%. Thus, the Morecambe team usually tries for an average ball possession of 62% to control the game.

The adaptation of Tom White with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Morecambe last game of the season, against Huddersfield Town. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Gillingham

Current leaderboard

Gillingham is actually in 2nd place in the league after the 2nd round, having won 3 points from games so far this season.

This will be the second game this season in which Gillingham will play as a visitor. In the first one, they were defeated by Mansfield Town, with a result of 2-1.

Gillingham analysis

After round 1 of League Two we count 4 goals scored by Gillingham and 1 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Gillingham is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The adaptation of Jack Nolan with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Gillingham last game of the season, against Swansea City. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 3 per game.

Gillingham is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Gillingham in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals scored and conceded by both teams at the beginning of the championship round can be a good betting parameter. In the last round of the competition, Morecambe didn't score any goal and conceded in 1 opportunity, whilst Gillingham scored 4 times and conceded 1 goal.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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