w/c 18th February 2023

[Garawa]

Saturday 18th
Match day - Rochdale v GILLS (League 2)

Sunday 19th
The Gills' win over Grimsby was the first time in 32 league games that they had managed to take more than 1 lead in a match. It had occurred twice this season, both in cup games against Brighton & Hove Albion U23s and Dagenham & Redbridge.

Monday 20th
The Gills have been in the lead for 197 minutes in home league games and their 67 minute lead at Rochdale made it 197 minutes leading in away league games also. 190 of the 197 away minutes have occured in their last 4 away games.

Tuesday 21st
Tom Nichols, Oli Hawkins and George Lapslie have scored 2 goals in winning games this season and only Lewis Walker (3) has managed more. All 4 players have only started a combined total of 28 league and cup games this season. Mandron started 25 games and Kashket 19 with both scoring in 1 winning game.

Wednesday 22nd
Despite not being available for the last 10 games, Lewis Walker remains the player with the most shots on target (14 in 27 appearances). Next highest are Adelakun (9 shots on target in 30) and Kashket (9 in 36). Nichols has 8 in 7 games and a shot every 64.9 minutes is the best rate for the Gills this season.

Thursday 23rd
The Gills 5 league wins in 7 games is their best run of wins since 5 victories across 8 games back in March 2021. They last managed 5 wins in 7 league games as their best winning run involving 5 wins in a sequence which ended in February 2018.

Friday 24th
Despite the recent resurgence, the Gills are still League 2's lowest scorers with 19, 6 behind the next worst side Rochdale. 12 of the Gills 19 goals have been scored in the last 8 games where they have outscored league leaders Leyton Orient and only Stockport, Swindon & Mansfield had scored more goals.

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