w/c 18th November 2023

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Saturday 18th
Match day - GILLS v Salford City (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 19th
The Gills 3-1 win over Salford was the first time they had managed to score 3 or more goals in a league game for 38 matches since a 3-3 draw at Swindon in January. 8 of those 38 matches saw the Gills score 2 goals in the game meaning that 30 had 1 or less.

Monday 20th
The Gills 3 goals against Salford was the first time they managed to score 3 league goals at Priestfield in 60 matches since scoring 3 against MK Dons and Ipswich in back-to-back home wins in March 2021. Just 4 of those 60 saw wins by 2 goals. That period saw the Gills score 3 goals in 3 cup games.

Tuesday 21st
When the score was 1-1 at half time at Priestfield, just 2 of the 8 games were won with both of those wins coming in cup games. The wn over Salford was their first in the league after being 1-1 at the break since beating Morecambe in August 2021.

Wednesday 22nd
Connor Mahoney and Tom Nichols joined the Gills top scorers with their 3rd goals of the season against Salford. They join McKenzie with 3 in the first 2 games and Nadesan with 3 in the first 4.

Nadesan - 3 goals in 679 minutes
McKenzie - 3 in 719
Nichols - 3 goals in 1,125
Bonne - 3 in 1,265
Mahoney - 3 in 1,370

Thursday 23rd
Against Salford, the Gills scored 2 second half goals in a league game for the first time since a 2-1 win over Crewe (27 matches ago). That Crewe win was the 3rd time in 9 league games that the Gills scored more than 1 goal after the break. 25 of the 211 League 2 games saw sides score 3+ second half goals.

Friday 24th
The Gills win over Salford was their 24th win in 2023 with 12 wins coming in the 25 games last season and 12 from the 24 league and cup games played this season. So far this calendar year, it leaves the Gills with a win percentage of 49% (50% in L2) with 8 games remaining.