[ 25 Mar 23 ] GILLS v Carlisle Utd Match Thread

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- The Gills just edge the wins 21 to 19 and just 11 of the 51 meetings have been drawn. The Gills won their last trip to Carlisle after losing 5 in a row, scoring 1 goal and conceding 13.
- The Gills are winless in 3 meetings with Carlisle after the reverse fixture was lost and and there was a draw and a defeat in the FA Cup in the previous season they met in (2017/8). The last league meetings back in 2013/4 saw the Gills win both fixtures.
- Between the sides, they have won 18 of the most recent 30 league games (Carlisle have won 10 out of 16 whilst the Gills have won 8 out of 14). Both sides have lost 3 league games during those respective spells.
- Carlisle have drawn their last 2 games 0-0 after 4 successive wins. At home, they have won 2 and drawn 1 without conceding (following 0-4 and 0-1 losses at home to Mansfield and Harrogate respectively) but are unbeaten in 5 on the road, winning 3 of them.
- Carlisle are League 2's highest scorest with 58 (29 1st half and 29 2nd half goals). Their first half total is the joint highest in the division alongside Salford but they managed 2 in 4 games (none in the last 3) since scoring 4 and have not conceded any in 6 since conceding 4.
- Carlisle have neither won the fewest number of fouls in the division nor conceded the fewest however League 2 games involving Carlisle have witnessed the fewest numbers of fouls in the match with 703 (an average of 19 won and conceded for each of their games).
- 8 of the Gills' 10 home leads this season have been earned in their last 7 games at Priestfield. Carlisle have given away 8 leads in their away league games this season and only 1 of those have come in their last 7 on the road.

(15.00) Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]

(15.14) Tomas Holy has 2 attempts to gather from O'Brien.

(15.39) The Gills clear from under the crossbar but the whistle has gone.

(15.47) Half time 0-0
The half ends with no shots on target for either side.

(16.06) The second half kicks.

(16.12) Hawkins meets a great cross but his header goes wide. Nichols keeps it in, wins a corner and Hawkins heads just over.

(16.19) Nichols does well to get a cross in and Dieng's effort lacks power and Holy saves.

(16.40) Good save by Morris who narrows the gap to deny the opener.

(16.48) Abrahams goes through on goal but is brought down. As the last man the crowd want red but its far enough from goal to be a yellow.

16.54) GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Carlisle Utd: Williams

(16.57) FULL TIME 1-0

Attendance: 6,110 (475)
Position: 16th
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3pcdLu3vjg
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64997895