w/c 30th September 2023

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Saturday 30th
Match day - GILLS v Mansfield Town (Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 1st
The 1-1 half time score at Doncaster ended 1-2 and the previous 8 away games all ended level when 1-1 at the break. The Gills last won from that scoreline in Nov 2016 (at Walsall). The home 1-1 half time score against Mansfield made it 2 home wins out of 8 when 1-1 at half time.

Monday 2nd
The Gills goal against Mansfield was the 4th time the Stags had conceded the first goal in an away league game and they have drawn all 4. Home and away they had conceded the opening goal 5 times and are uneaten (1 win, 4 draws). The Gills have lost all 3 when conceding first.

Tuesday 3rd
Match day - Crewe Alexandra v GILLS (Sky Bet League 2)

Wednesday 4th
The draw against Mansfield was the Gills' first draw of the season and the first one in 15 league and cup games. It was their 6th league and cup draw in 43 games and came after they drew 13 of their opening 28 games last season.

Thursday 5th
Neil Harris departs with a league win % in 2023 of 51.4%. Compared to the end of last season, although goals per game has dropped a little (0.82), the Gills have been creating more chances (3.64 shots on target per game).

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Friday 6th
The Gills managed 20 shots at goal against Mansfield (4 on target), the most since October 2021 when they managed 25 in a home defeat by Sunderland 106 games ago. Last season, the most the Gills managed in a league or cup match was 15, something they achieved in 3 games.