[ 15 Mar 25 ] Accrington Stanley v GILLS Match Thread

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- The Gills lead the wins over Accrington by 11 wins to 6 and a further 4 were drawn. Until Accrington won the reverse fixture this season, the Gills had won 3 in a row against them and were unbeaten in 5 (4 wins) and had only lost once in 9 meetings (6 wins).
- The Gills have won their last 5 visits to Accrington and are unbeaten in 6 trips. In all games between the sides, the side at home has won just 1 of the last 10 meetings (the Gills last season) whilst the away side has won 7.
- Accrington started the season without any wins from their opening 10 league and cup games (7 defeats) before winning 6 of the 9 that followed them. They have won just 6 of their last 24 after those matches however 3 have occurred in the last 5.
- In November, 21st-placed Accrington went 7 league and cup games without defeat, their best run this season. The 21 matches following these saw 12 defeats. This season, Accrington have lost 21 of their 43 league and cup games - 1 more loss than the Gills from their 40 games.
- Accrington have won their last 2 home league games, scoring 7 goals and conceding 0. They came after 4 home league games without a win (and just 1 goal scored) and 1 home win in 9 league games. That win accounted for 3 of the 7 goals scored in that spell.
- Accrington have conceded 29 leads in League 2, the most in the division, however they have not fallen behind in 4 of their last 5 home games. The Gills 6 away leads this season is the fewest for any League 2 side on the road this season.
- The Gills shooting accuracy has increased recently with 20 shots on target in their last 4 games. Accrington have faced just 5 in their last 4 games with 2 games seeing their opponents manage none. Of the 29 League 2 games with no shots on target, 4 were for Accrington's opponents - more than any other team in the division.
- Accrington have conceded 535 fouls, an average of 14.9 per game, which is the most in League 2. With only 386 fouls won, their difference of minus 149 is the worst foul difference in the division

[Sat 15th Mar 2025] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Accrington Stanley v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: John Doolan. Matchday Team: Billy Crellin, Devon Matthews, Farrend Rawson, Benn Ward, Donald Love, [c] Seamus Conneely (Liam Coyle), Ben Woods, Jake Batty (Sebastian Quirk), Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh (Josh Woods), Tyler Walton, Kelsey Mooney (Conor Grant)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (21st)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Attendance: 2,449 (351)

(15:00) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 ]
(15.10) JJ Morgan taps the ball past the defender, makes some space and shoots. It beats the 'keeper but goes just wide of the post.
(15.22) Great double save from Morris to deny Batty then tip Wards' shot (who scored in the reverse fixture) over the top of the bar.
(15.45) A minimum of 3 minutes is added to the half.
(15.47) GOAL! Accrington Stanley 1-0 Gillingham: Ward
(15.49) Half time 1-0

(16.05) The second half kicks off
(16.45) Woods shoots into the side netting in a very poor quality second half.
(16.49) The 4th official indicates SEVEN additional minutes.
(16.53) GOAL! Accrington Stanley 1-1 Gillingham: Clark
(16.57) FULL TIME 1-1

Gills' League Position After Game: 19th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cy5ngyx5lvrt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElYVScypKYY