- Blackpool edge the wins 13 to 10 (13 draws) but have only won 1 of the last 7 meetings. The Gills have won 2 of them.
- Blackpool have won 6 of their last 12 league games after managing 1 win in 14. The Gills have 1 win in 11 league games after managing 7 wins in 11.
- Blackpool have won their last 3 league games (all at home) scoring 10 goals and conceding 1. On the road they are winless in 3 (2 defeats) scoring 1 and conceding 5.
- The Gills have won 2 and drawn 1 of the last 3 home ties with Blackpool but the visitors won on their visit before those (January 2000).
- Just 2 clean sheets have been kept in the last 14 meetings with Blackpool and the home side has scored in all bar 2 of the 36 matches.
- Blackpool have scored 12 goals in their previous 5 league games, equalling the total scored in the 13 before. The Gills have scored 2 goals in 7 league games but scored 3 in the second half of the game before them.
- Blackpool stay behind for the shortest period in League 1 when conceding a lead. On average each of the 30 leads conceded before today lasted 26.9 minutes. The Gills have averaged 40.5 minutes for each lead.
15.01 Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
Tom Hadler starts in goal to make his club debut.
15.04
Blackpool hit the cross bar.
15.29
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Blackpool: Vassell
Blackpool have lost 4 times when scoring first in the league this season. Only Rochdale, Peterborough and Fleetwood (5 each) have lost more.
15.34
GOAL! Gillingham 0-2 Blackpool: Delfouneso
15.48 Half time 0-2 (47:01)
Blackpool have won 10 of the 13 league games they led at half time in the league. Away from home they won 4 and lost 1. The Gills recovered to win 2 and draw 5 of the 16 they were losing.
16.06
The second half kicks off.
16.07
PENALTY! Tom Eaves concedes a penalty for a push in the box.
16.08
Tom Hadler sees the penalty hit the post.
16.43
GOAL! Gillingham 0-3 Blackpool: Mellor
16.55 FULL-TIME 0-3 (96:05)
Gills set a new club record for fewest home league wins in a Football League season. They have failed to score in 4 successive home games for the first time since February 2010. The game was the worst home defeat since March 2017.
Attendance: 5,580 (346)
Position: 17th
Referee: Craig Hicks
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdXYbxG7p3Q
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43762538