Wednesday evening, Stoke City receives Gillingham for the third round of the Carabao Cup. Both teams want to advance to the 4th round of the competition. It is probably the weakest poster of this 3rd round.
After his descent from the Premier League to the Championship during the 2017-2018 season, Stoke City was scared with this 16th place in 2019 for his first season in the antechamber of the English Premier League, just like last season (15th) by the way. Indeed, Stoke City has acquired its maintenance thanks to 10 points collected during the last 4 days. In great danger for 2 seasons, the Potters will have the mission to finish in the first part of the table to a lesser extent for this new year. But at the time of playing this 3rd round of the Carabao Cup, a competition in which Stoke proved to be flawless with victories against Blackpool but especially against Wolverhampton in the second round (1-0), the results in the league are mediocre. After a draw against another Championship team still present in this Carabao Cup, Milwall (0-0), Stoke City lost at home against Bristol City (0-2).
Opposite, Gillingham has been present for years in League One (English third division) without managing to grab a place for the Championship. For the resumption this season, Gillingham had a lot to do against Hull City for the first day, but the Gills failed to compete with Hull City (0-2). In the process, however, Gillingham made a good impression by winning against Wigan (3-2). In the Carabao Cup, the course is good, without having to beat a big cador, Les Gills beat Southend (1-0) and Coventry City (1-1, 5-4).
Stoke is a team that has stagnated in the Championship but has one of the largest squads in this division. The excellent goalkeeper of this team and talented Jack Butland serves as a leader, as do Irish international winger James McClean and former Marseillais Steven Fletcher. Regarding the absent players, the important captain Ryan Shawcross is uncertain and could make his return while the Welsh international Joe Allen as well as the little-used Thibault Verlindin are forfeited for this great meeting in the season of Stoke.
Opposite, a little more modest workforce of Gillingham will have to do without the services of the holder Stuart O’Keefe while Kyle Dempsey is very uncertain. Many players have joined this Gillingham team in the offseason. Starting with the Hull City central Robbie McKenzie, Jacob Mellis (Bolton) Macadonald (Mansfield Town), or Dominic Samuel (Blackburn). Author of a double against Wigan, Jordan Graham is the top scorer of this team.
The key point for the match Stoke vs Gillingham
This meeting takes place behind closed doors.
Much better prepared, boosted by these repeated failures in the league, we think Stoke City will have the fangs for this meeting at home. Stoke City Victory!
Betting Tips: Victory of Stoke City
Odds: 1.57
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