In this week 39 match, on Sat Mar 19th, Gillingham plays host to Sheffield Wednesday in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Gillingham recorded a 0-1 loss against Charlton Athletic. Alex Gilbey scored the first goal for Charlton Athletic in the 40th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Gillingham was frustrated by Charlton Athletic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Charlton Athletic ended the match with the shutout victory. Gillingham is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Sheffield Wednesday is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Accrington Stanley. Callum Paterson struck first for Sheffield Wednesday in the 66th minute, but Marvin Johnson got the equalizer for Accrington Stanley on an own goal in the 83rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Accrington Stanley. Sheffield Wednesday looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
On the 13th of November, Sheffield Wednesday hosted Gillingham in their last match together. Sheffield Wednesday and Gillingham battled to a 1-1 draw. Vadaine Oliver struck first for Gillingham in the 22nd minute, then Florian Kamberi tied it up for Sheffield Wednesday in the 75th minute earning Sheffield Wednesday a comeback draw.
Saido Berahino has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Sheffield Wednesday. Gillingham hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Ben Thompson and Vadaine Oliver, and they each have 1 goal.