w/c 5th November 2022

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Saturday 5th
Match day - AFC Fylde v GILLS (FA Cup Round 1)

Sunday 6th
8 of the Gills' 13 goals (61.5%) this season have either been scored directly from a set piece or from play which originated from one. It is almost double the amount scored last season when 13 (32.5%) goals were scored from set piece plays.

Monday 7th
Will Wright has scored or assisted a goal in 5 of his last 8 games. The Gills scored 2 goals in their opening 14 matches which were scored directly or from a free kick. This total is currently 6 in the last 8 with Wright providing the assist for each of the last 4 goals scored.

Tuesday 8th
Match day - Brentford v GILLS (EFL League Cup Round 3)

Wednesday 9th
The Gills have drawn their last 3 cup games 1-1, winning 2 of them on penalties. 7 of the Gills 11 draws this season have ended 1-1, matching the number of draws in the 2019/20 and 2020/1 seasons. These 7 1-1 draws is more than in 6 of the last 11 seasons.

Thursday 10th
The Gills penalty shootout against Brentford was the 7th they had faced over the last 3 seasons, winning 5 of them. The 5 seasons before them saw just 3 penalty shootouts with only 1 during the 2015/6, 2016/7 and 2017/8 seasons combined. The Gills won none of those 3.

Friday 11th
Between the 2015/16 and 2019/20 seasons, the Gills faced 3 penalty shootouts. 12 penalties were taken in those 3 shootouts and they scored 6 of them (a 50% success rate). Since then, the 7 shootouts saw the Gills take 42 spot kicks and convert 38 of them (90.5%). Of the 4 penalties missed or saved, 2 came in the shootout defeat to Arsenal U23s.