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Mid table League 2 side Accrington welcome League 1 strugglers Gillingham to the Crown Ground for what we expect to be a proper, competitive cup tie that looks evenly balanced.
Accrington Stanley will certainly be up for this cup tie because while they have an even home record of 5 wins & 5 defeats, they have generally played very well at home & certainly will believe Gillingham are there for the taking.

Accrington’s latest home game saw them lose 4-2 against Bury & obviously while that was dissappointing, they were in front in that game and certainly created enough chances to get a result & generally that is how they do play in their home matches.

Accrington Stanley do believe in playing positive, attacking football and certainly have the ability to score goals & have scored 2 or more goals in 10 of their competitive home matches so that definitely gives them a decent chance in this match.

Gillingham travel to this match struggling in League 1, sitting only a few points above the relegation zone & with a terrible away record of no wins from their 13 previous away matches so far this season.

That terrible away record clearly is a massive factor coming into this game & certainly does highlight that Gillingham will need an excellent performance to get a positive result here even though they are a league higher than Accrington.

The big reason for their problems away from home is that they concede far too many goals with 30 conceded in their 13 away matches & only 9 scored and clearly those figures further highlight the task they face.

This is going to be a proper F.A. cup tie with an intensely competitive battle likely & we like the look of home side Accrington Stanley as a good bet to have the edge in this one & earn their right to play Fulham at home in round 4.

Betting Recommendations:

Outright Match Result: Accrington Stanley to win

Correct Score options: Accrington Stanley to win 2-1/3-1

First goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Symes/Miles/Mcconville

Double Result: Accrington Stanley Half Time & Full Time