- Accrington have never won at Priestfield, their 4 wins all coming at home (the last 2 ending 4-3 and 7-4). The Gills have won 4 of their 5 home matches against them.
- There have been 12 previous meetings between the sides. Accrington have won 4 whilst the Gills have won 6 including the last 2 matches.
- After losing to the Gills on the opening day of the season, Accrington then went unbeaten in 10 league games. They have since lost 9 of the 16 matches.
- Accrington haven't scored in or won any of their last 4 league matches. They have suffered blank sheets in 4 of their last 5 away league matches.
- Both sides have a -9 goal difference but the Gills have scored and conceded more goals. Both sides have lost 3 of their last 4 league games with both sides conceding 3 or 4 goals in 2 of those defeats.
- Before kick off, Accrington had managed 26 more shots on target than the Gills and faced 42 fewer however their conversion rate is much lower than any other League 1 side - just 19.7% of shots on target were scored.
19.44 Kick Off [ 4 - 3 - 3 ]
20.02
Darren Oldaker forces a fantastic 2-handed stop from the keeper.
20.03
Tomas Holy pulls off a great diving save for a corner.
20.04
Tom Eaves hits the post after a powerful Gills breakaway following the corner.
20.09
Gills cause mayhem in the Stanley box, playing the ball around the box. The keeper pulls off a reaction save before falling on the ball in the 6-yard box after a mele for the ball.
20.32 Half time 0-0 (47:05)
Previously, the Gills had only led at half time in 2 home league matches (winning both) whilst Accrington had only been behind in 3 away league matches (1 draw and 2 defeats).
20.47
The second half kicks off.
20.51
Barry Fuller hits a screamer that the keeper forces out for a corner with a 2-handed save.
20.56
Tom Eaves's turn to force the keeper to parry away a powerful shot for another corner.
21.01
Tom Eaves clears off the line - the ball appeared to be part way over!
21.09
Darren Oldaker free kick is touched onto the bar and out for a corner.
21.36 FULL TIME 0-0 (95:11)
The Gills sit 1 point ahead of 4 sides on 31 points in and just outside the relegation zone.
Attendance: 3,423
Position: 18th
Referee: Craig Hicks
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8RNQ1YB0ZU
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46955158