On Sat Jan 7th, Gillingham plays host to Leicester City in a FA Cup match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Gillingham recorded a 3-2 win against Dagenham & Redbridge. Robinson struck first for Dagenham & Redbridge in the 15th minute, then Elkan Baggott tied it up for Gillingham in the 26th minute on a feed from Ben Reeves But luckily in the 95th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Hakeeb Adelakun. Gillingham is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while leicester City is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrović scored the first goal for Fulham in the 17th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Leicester City was frustrated by Fulham’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fulham ended the match with the shutout victory. Leicester City is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Leicester City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Harvey Barnes and James Maddison each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Mikael Mandron has been the most prolific scorer on Gillingham in the last five matches with two goals.