w/c 12th September 2020
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:37 pmSaturday 12th
Match day - Gills v Hull City
Sunday 13th
The defeat by Hull was only the Gills 3rd opening league defeat in 13 seasons and their first since 2014. The Gills have started a league campaign at home in 10 of the last 20 seasons and Hull was their second defeat. They had won 7 of them including 5-0 wins over Preston and Swindon and a 4-0 win over Sheffield Utd.
Monday 14th
Despite 2 wins out of 3 at the start of this season against lower league opposition, the Gills have managed 26 fewer shots at goal than their opponents have managed (30 against 56).
Tuesday 15th
Match day - Gills v Coventry City (EFL Cup Round 2)
Wednesday 16th
The Gills have started the season with 4 successive home matches for the first time in their history.
Thursday 17th
The Gills 5-4 penalty shootout win came after previous 1-3 and 1-4 penalty losses in the League Cup. They last scored 5 in a shootout in the League Cup in 1987, also winning 5-4 on pens in a FL Trophy game the season before. Since 2005, the Gills lost 6 of 9 shootouts.
Friday 18th
The Gills have only won 2 of their last 6 home league games (the other 4 ended in 2 draws and 2 defeats) but are unbeaten away from home in the league in their last 9 games, winning 2 of them and both coming in the last 4 games.
Match day - Gills v Hull City
Sunday 13th
The defeat by Hull was only the Gills 3rd opening league defeat in 13 seasons and their first since 2014. The Gills have started a league campaign at home in 10 of the last 20 seasons and Hull was their second defeat. They had won 7 of them including 5-0 wins over Preston and Swindon and a 4-0 win over Sheffield Utd.
Monday 14th
Despite 2 wins out of 3 at the start of this season against lower league opposition, the Gills have managed 26 fewer shots at goal than their opponents have managed (30 against 56).
Tuesday 15th
Match day - Gills v Coventry City (EFL Cup Round 2)
Wednesday 16th
The Gills have started the season with 4 successive home matches for the first time in their history.
Thursday 17th
The Gills 5-4 penalty shootout win came after previous 1-3 and 1-4 penalty losses in the League Cup. They last scored 5 in a shootout in the League Cup in 1987, also winning 5-4 on pens in a FL Trophy game the season before. Since 2005, the Gills lost 6 of 9 shootouts.
Friday 18th
The Gills have only won 2 of their last 6 home league games (the other 4 ended in 2 draws and 2 defeats) but are unbeaten away from home in the league in their last 9 games, winning 2 of them and both coming in the last 4 games.