Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Gillingham
Match Time & Date:
05/10/2019
10:00 AM
Prediction: 2-0
Southend
Priestfield Stadium will host Saturday’s football game between Gillingham and Southend United. Gillingham aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to the likes of Ipswich Town and Oxford United and they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways in the League One as Southend made a very slow start to the season.
The Seasiders have collected only four points from possible 30 in the new League One season and it is no surprise they are seen as underdogs in the Priestfield Stadium clash. Southend United do not suit Gillingham as the Gills failed to beat the Seasiders in previous five meetings between the two teams in the English third tier, but given the visitors’ poor form, we predict that the hosts are going to put an end to the negative trend.
Highlighted Player (Ousseynou Cisse):
Born in Suresnes, France on April 7, 1991, Ousseynou Cisse is a defensive midfielder who plays for Gillingham in the League One. After spending his youth career at Jouy-le-Moutier, Paris Saint-Germain and Amiens, Cisse continued playing for les Licornes at senior level, making 36 league appearances for the club.
The 195-cm-tall footballer played for the likes of Dijon, Rayo Vallecano, Wassland-Beveren (loan), Tours and Milton Keynes Dons as well before signing a deal with League One side Gillingham in the summer of 2019.
Ousseynou Cisse joined the Gills on a free transfer effective and he is expected to make his League One debut August 3, 2019, when Gillingham kick off the new season with a match against Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium. The French player is mostly used as a defensive midfielder, but he is capable of producing fine performances as a centre-back as well.
Highlighted Team (Southend):
Nicknamed the Shrimpers, Southend United are a League One club which is located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Southend United were founded back in 1906 and have been wearing dark blue shirts and shorts ever since.
The colour of their away shirt is sky blue, with the team wearing black shorts when playing on the travels. Roots Hall is the club’s home ground, the venue which was built in 1952 and opened three years later. The capacity of the stadium is 12,392. Fellow Essex team Colchester United are seen as Southend United’s biggest rivals. The two clubs were in the race for top position in the League One in the 2005/2006 season, with Southend eventually winning the battle.
Southend United recorded their biggest ever win in the 1934/1935 season, with the team rolling over Golders Green 10-1 in the FA Cup. The Shrimpers suffered their biggest defeat in the 1965/1966 season when they were beaten by Brighton 9-1.
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