We have two FA Cup second round replays to enjoy this week including the meeting between Gillingham and Dagenham & Redbridge.
This match will be played at MEMS Priestfield Stadium and the winners will go on to host Leicester City of the Premier League in the third round, so there is plenty of incentive to win.
🗒️ | #Gills beaten at ME7.https://t.co/wgyZ9gCQ1y— Gillingham FC (@TheGillsFC) December 3, 2022
🗒️ | #Gills beaten at ME7.https://t.co/wgyZ9gCQ1y
Gillingham come into the game on the back of a disappointing 3-0 home defeat against Salford City in League Two on the weekend.
Given the position of the two teams in the League Two table, the result came as little surprise but with the score 0-0 at half time, Gillingham would have been hoping for a more positive full time score.
That result means Gillingham have failed to win any of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions. They have lost at Newport County and at home to Salford City in League Two plus been held at Crawley Town in League Two and Dagenham & Redbridge in the FA Cup second round.
Form has been poor for Gillingham and they have recorded only 2 wins from their last 12 matches in all competitions.
They have lost 2 of their last 3 home games but have been undefeated in 6 of their last 8 matches on home soil. Trends show Gillingham have kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 7 home matches in all competitions.
Dagenham & Redbridge travel to MEMS Priestfield Stadium having lost 1-0 at home to Torquay United in the National League on the weekend. Torquay United score the only goal of the game shortly before half time and Dagenham & Redbridge could not make the breakthrough in the second half.
That was the first defeat for Dagenham & Redbridge in 7 games in all competitions. They have recorded recent victories over Scunthorpe United, Solihull Motors, and Wealdstone in the National League plus Maidenhead United away in the FA Cup.
Away form shows Dagenham & Redbridge are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 fixtures on the road. They have won 4 of those 6 matches, including a big 7-0 win at Beckenham Town in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.
Trends show Dagenham & Redbridge have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 away games in all competitions.
Looking ahead to the team news and Gillingham could make changes following the defeat on the weekend. Lewis Walker, Alexander MacDonald, Elkan Baggot are among those who could come into the team.
Dagenham & Redbridge are likely to go with a similar team from the first game, with Omar Mussa having to settle for a place on the bench.
Dagenham & Redbridge are the form team out of the two coming into this match and will cause Gillingham problems. Both teams should score in this game and it could end level, meaning the possibility of a penalty shootout to see which team progresses to the third round.