Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Gillingham
Match Time & Date:
16/09/2023
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Morecambe
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Harrogate, Gillingham will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Morecambe on Matchday 8. The Gills have regained a much-needed confidence and top position in the standings as well and it is no wonder the bookies see them as hot favourites to win Saturday’s clash. Barring any fresh injury worries, head coach Neil Harris is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Sulphurites at the weekend.
The Shrimps, on the other hand, defeated Salford at home thanks to Michael Mellon’s goal in their last league match, but given their difficulties on the road, we predict that the Gills are going to pick up all three points from the Priestfield Stadium showdown. In their last encounter at the venue GIllingham defeated Morecambe 2-1. There are no fresh injury concerns in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Donald Love):
Donald Love is a professional footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town as a defender. Love’s main position is right-back, but he is used as both centre-back and defensive midfielder as well. Born in Rochdale, England on December 2, 1994, Donald Love started his youth career at Nortwich Town before joining Manchester United football academy in 2002.
Eleven years later he signed a professional contract with the famous English club and he made his Man Utd debut in a 2-1 loss to Midtjylland in the 2015/2016 Europa League knockout stages. During his spell at Manchester United Donald Love was sent on loan to Wigan Athletic and in the summer of 2016 he joined Sunderland.
After making 27 appearances for the Black Cats in the league, Love moved to fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town. Despite being born in England, Donald Love represents Scotland in international matches. The Shrewsbury Town defender has 5 caps with Scotland U21 team.
Highlighted Team (Gillingham):
Founded back in 1893, Gillingham FC are an English club that compete in the League One. The Gills are well known for their blue shirts with black stripes, but they wear white shirts with a little yellow and blue, and yellow shirts when playing on the travels.
Priestfield Stadium is the club’s home ground, with the venue holding up to 11,582 spectators. Gillingham City have been playing at the stadium since the club’s foundation. Speaking of the club’s main rivals, over the years the Gills have built up a rivalry to Swindon Town. However, it has to be noted that Swindon fans do not consider Gillingham their biggest rivals.
Former goalkeeper Roy Hillyard is the Gillingham City player with the most appearances. The English shot-stopper played for Gillingham City from 1974 to 1991, making 655 appearances for the club. Brian Yeo is the team’s all-time top scorer, netting 149 goals in 387 appearances for the club from 1963 to 1975.
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