w/c 23rd November 2024

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Saturday 23rd
Match day - GILLS v Harrogate Town (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 24th
The last 2 matches against Harrogate have seen 9 goals scored with 8 of them coming after half time. In the 5 games between the sides, 2 of the 3 goals scored by the Gills came in the second halves whilst Harrogate have scored 8 of their 9 then.

Monday 25th
The Gills last won a home game when shooting towards the Rainham End in the second half back in mid-April. Since then, 7 of the 13 home league and cup games have attacked the Rainham End after half time with all 6 this season ending in defeat and a draw in the final game of last season.

Tuesday 26th
The Gills defeat to Harrogate was their 7th home defeat in 12 games, matching the season total of home league and cup defeats from last season (28 games). It is 4 defeats in 9 home league games and the average over the last 19 seasons is 6.6 defeats.

Wednesday 27th
On the 15th January 2022, the Gills lost a home league match after scoring the first goal - a result which cost Steve Evans his job. The Gills scored first in 24 home league games over the next 2 and a bit seasons and remained unbeaten, winning 21 of them. This season, they have lost 2 of the 7 they scored first in.

Thursday 28th
The Gills scored their 12th opening goal against Hartlepool, 4 more than they have conceded. The Gills have also scored the 4th or 5th goal 3 times and conceded it just once however Hartlepool scored the 2nd and 3rd goals for the 15th and 16th time, something the Gills only managed 6 times.

Friday 29th
All of the Gills points have come from having lead in the match. If all 21 games (league AND cup) scored the same points, the Gills have yet to recover a point from a losing position but have lost 13 from leading positions.