w/c 9th September 2023

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Saturday 9th
Match day - GILLS v Harrogate Town (Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 10th
The Gills were losing 0-1 at half time to Leyton Orient. When behind by that scoreline, they overturned this deficit to win for the first time in 15 games (5 draws and 10 defeats) since beating Woking 3-2 in November 2020 - another cup game.

Monday 11th
This season and last season, there have been 47 league matches in which a goal has been scored (not a 0-0 scoreline). Just 14 of those 47 have been games in which both sides have scored. 16 resulted in Gills wins with a clean sheet and 17 ended in defeat with a blank sheet.

Tuesday 12th
The Gills earned 17 league clean sheets last season and only 5 sides earned more. They have kept 6 clean sheets in their last 8 league games and the 5 this season is the best in League 2. 4 sides share the next best total (3).

Wednesday 13th
The Gills last 5 matches have not seen a goal scored by the Gills before the 55th minute. 4 of the 5 goals have come on or after the 80th minutes and this was after 4 of the previous 6 goals had been scored on or before the 40th minutes.

Thursday 14th
The first half of last season saw the Gills take an average of 2.39 shots on target per game. From the beginning of January, in the second half of last season, this increased to 3.32. This season, the Gills have managed 35 shots on target (3.50 on average) and faced 39.

Friday 15th
For any side who has played in League 2 in 2023, MK Dons and Notts County have the best points per game rates however both have only played 7 games. The Gills have played 31 games and have the best totals (points and PPG) of any side who was in League 2 last season.

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