- The Gills lead the wins over Oxford 18 to 12 (13 draws) however Oxford have won the last 5 meetings home and away. In those 5 games Oxford scored 8 goals and whilst the Gills scored just 1.
- Oxford have won on each of their last 3 visits to Priestfield and restricted the Gills to scoring just 2 goals in their last 5 home games against them.
- The last 2 games with Oxford have seen 6 goals but the previous 9 games saw the same number scored. The last 10 league games with Utd have seen 13 clean sheets (6 for the Gills).
- The Gills have won 2 and drawn 1 of their last 3 Boxing Day games however their last win at Priestfield was in 2006. It was their only win in the last 5 home games on the 26th December and they have lost the last 3.
- Oxford have conceded just 4 goals in their last 6 away league games but have conceded 11 in their last 3 at home. The Gills have conceded 12 at home in the league all season.
- Before kick-off, Oxford had won the fewest corners in League 1 (78), 57 fewer than they had conceded. The Gills had won 110 and conceded 161.
- The Gills led for 62 minutes in the home tie with Bristol Rovers having previously led for a total of 65 minutes in the previous 10 home league games.
- Oxford lost 7-0 at home in their last match, the only side in League 1 to have conceded 7 and 1 of just 5 sides to have conceded more than 4 in the league.
13.02 Kick-Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 ]
13.48 Half-time 0-0 (46:04)
6 of the Gills last 9 home league matches have been 0-0 at half-time. 4 ended as draws.
14.04
The second half kicks off.
14:11
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Oxford Utd: Ricardinho
Oxford are unbeaten in 9 in the league (7 wins) when scoring first whilst the Gills are winless in 13 (9 defeats) when conceding first.
14.46
GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Oxford Utd: Wilkinson
Wilkinson scores his 3rd goal for the Gills. His other two came in a home and away win.
14.54 FULL-TIME 1-1 (96:08)
Attendance: 5,555 (440)
Position: 17th
Referee: Nick Kinseley
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv7OXl_IaxA
BBC Match Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42406957