Swindon (A) - 24 Aug 13

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- The head to head in this tie is vastly in the home side's favour with 29 Swindon wins, 5 Gills wins and 10 draws. The reverse is true at Priestfield with 24 Gills wins, only 4 Swindon wins and 16 draws.

- October 2011 was the last time this fixture was played (Swindon winning 2-0). Only Kedwell, Lee & Whelpdale are available from the squad available that day.

- The last Gills win here was back in March 1982! Since then the Gills have secured only a draw and 5 defeats from the subsequent games.

- Swindon lost 4 times at home in the league last season, each one ending 0-1.

- Other than home back to back victories at the start and end of the season, Swindon's only other occasion of successive wins saw 4 in a row. Those games ended 5-0 (Tranmere), 5-0 (Portsmouth), 4-0 (Carlisle) and 2-0 (Shrewsbury).

- Swindon's 15 goals conceded at home in League 1 last season was the fewest of all 24 sides currently in League 1 this season.

- Of all League 1 sides currently in the division, both the Gills and Swindon conceded the fewest goals last season, each with 39.

- Top scorer last season was James Collins with 17 goals and provided a single assist.

- The player with the most significant impact on goals last season Andy Williams with 12 goals and 9 assists left the club on loan this week.

- The ref blew for 13 Gills fouls by half time against Brentford, a total that was equal or more than the 90 minute total in the previous 12 games. The 18 conceded by the final whistle was the most amount of fouls conceded for 84 matches (Leyton Orient - December 2011).

- Swindon were level at the break in the league last season on 21 occasions, only 6 were turned into wins and 6 into defeats.

- All games so far this season have seen our opponents score 1 goal in the second half.

- An average of 406 fans visited the County ground last season - 34th out of 48 of last seasons L1 and 2 sides.
- An average of 821 Swindon fans visited opposition grounds last season - 6th out of 48 of last seasons L1 and 2 sides.

- The highest County ground attendance last season in the league was 11,381 (12th out of 48) and only 261 ahead of the highest Gills crowd (13th)

- A draw today would see the same opening sequence of league results as in the promotion season of 1999/2000.

3:00
Kick-Off

3:14
GOAL! Swindon 1-0 Gillingham

3:20
GOAL! Swindon 1-1 Gillingham - Kedwell

3:21
Danny Kedwell scores his 8th header for the club and is now 4 behind the best Gill in Cody McDonald.

3:50
HALF TIME: 1-1

4:30
GOAL: Swindon 2-1 Gillingham

4:47
GOAL: Swindon 2-2 Gillingham - McDonald

4:57
FULL-TIME: 2-2