w/c 28th August 2021

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Saturday 28th
Match day - Shrewsbury v Gills (League 1)

Sunday 29th
The Gills penalty defeat on Tuesday evening was their 6th loss in a shootout from the 8 played at home. In total, they have played in 15 and lost 9 of them 4 coming in the last 2 seasons and 6 in the last 4 seasons.

Monday 30th
The Gills defeat at Shrewsbury was their 3rd in 9 games in which they were leading at the break. The 10 games prior to these in the 2020/1 season and the 2019/20, 2018/9 and 2017/8 seasons combined saw 37 half time leads with none ending in a defeat.

Tuesday 31st
Excluding last season when the season started in September, the Gills have won 1 home game in the month of August this season and each of the last 4 before them. Those seasons also saw 1 home defeat but the Gills are unbeaten (excluding penalty shootouts) at home so far.

Wednesday 1st
The Gills have played 190 home matches in all competitions in the month of August. Excluding penalty shootouts, the win against Morecambe and the draw against Cheltenham made the record stand as 80 wins, 60 draws and 50 defeats.

Thursday 2nd
The Gills are unbeaten in their last 11 home games in all competitions, something which last occurred back in October 2015 as part of a 15 game unbeaten run.

Friday 3rd
The Gills have started the season unbeaten in their opening 3 home games (excluding penalty shootouts), something which last occurred in 2015. 2015 and 2021 are the only seasons in the last 16 campaigns to have not seen a loss in the first 3 home games.