Given the contrasting form between these two sides, who are only one division apart, there may be very little splitting the two teams on the day.
As such, it would be no surprise to see a draw be the end result, with Gillingham potentially content to take their opponents back to the Priestfield Stadium for a replay.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Dagenham & Redbridge win with a probability of 52%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Gillingham had a probability of 23.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dagenham & Redbridge win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.68%) and 2-0 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.43%), while for a Gillingham win it was 0-1 (6.75%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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