- The Gills have won 47 of the 115 meetings whilst Walsall have won 44. The Gills have won 2 of the last 4 meetings whilst Walsall have won 1 (the reverse fixture in August).
- The last time the Gills beat Walsall at Priestfield was back in September 2007. Since then, there have been 6 games played with 5 ending in draws (including the last 2).
- The meetings have been tight affairs - the last 16 have seen 8 draws (including 6 in a row) and the 8 wins have all been by a single goal.
- Walsall are the only side in League 1 not to have scored a league goal in the opening 10 minutes of the match. They are 1 of 4 sides to have conceded 6 goal in that period, the most in the division.
- Walsall have scored a goal in both their last 2 away league games but they are their only goals in 7 league games on the road (14 conceded).
- After ending last season with 1 away win in 14, Walsall started this league campaign unbeaten in 6 on the road (4 wins). Since then, they have gone 7 away league matches without a win (5 defeats).
- Walsall are win-less in 6 league games (and have 1 win in 12). Those 6 games have seen Walsall drop from 10th to 16th and now just a point ahead of the Gills.
- Walsall have been behind 15 times in the league (4 fewer than the Gills) but are behind the longest, an average of 59.3 minutes each time they are behind.
15.01 Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 ]
15.10
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Walsall: Cook.
The Gills have conceded first for the 10th home league game out of 14, the most in League 1. They won 1 and lost 6 of the previous 9.
15.19
GOAL! Gillingham 0-2 Walsall: Cook.
15.48 Half time 0-2 (47:03)
Both sides are unbeaten when leading at half time in the league - the Gills have won 6 out of 8 whilst Walsall have won 5 out of 7. Both sides have lost 10 games out of 11 when losing at the break - the Gills drew the other whilst Walsall managed 1 win.
16.04
The second half kicks off.
16.06
GOAL! Gillingham 0-3 Walsall: Cook (hat-trick).
16.52 FULL TIME 0-3 (94:09)
Attendance:
Position: 18th
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvvtVPYFHy4
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46847454