- The results between the sides are incredibly close. A win for the Gills will make it 15 wins for both sides with 15 draws! The Gills are unbeaten (3 wins) in the last 4 meetings since losing 5-0 to Scunthorpe.
- The Gills are desperate for a win after managing just 1 in 8 home games (5 defeats). They have only scored 1 first half goal in their last 8 home games and just 4 at the Town end but have scored 19 at the Rainham End.
- The Gills are winless in 4 in the league and have won 1 of their last 7. They have taken 3 fewer points at home than they have away. Scunthorpe have also taken 3 more points in their away games compared with at home.
- Between the beginning of October and the end of December Scunthorpe won 2 and lost 13 (the last 7 consecutively) from 17 games in all competitions. They have since won 6 out of 8, their only defeat being part of Barnsley's 11-game unbeaten league run.
- Scunthorpe lost their last away trip (Barnsley) 2-0 but won the 3 away league games before, conceding just 1 goal. The 3 before those saw 3 defeats without scoring - part of a 6 match losing streak that saw just 1 goal scored.
- Scunthorpe have won 132 corners, the fewest amount in League 1. It is 45 fewer than the Gills.
15.04 Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
15.13
Gills on top. Lovely long ball finds Burke in the box. His low cross finds an un-marked Hanlan who slips over when certain to score.
15.25
Ehmer has the ball in the net but is flagged offside.
15.32
GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Scunthorpe: Byrne
16 of the Gills' 17 home league games have seen at least 1 goal scored this season. Their goal is just the 5th time they scored the first home goal. Scunthorpe have lost 7 of the 8 away games they conceded first in.
15.50 Half time 1-0 (46:50)
This is only the Gills 3rd league half time home lead. They have won 6 and drawn 2 of the 8 league half time leads whilst Scunthorpe have drawn 1 and lost 11 (all 7 away from home) of the half time games they were losing.
16.05
The second half kicks off.
16.54 FULL TIME 1-0 (96:01)
Attendance: 4,170 (225)
Position: 17th
Referee: Lee Swabey
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v6c0TDqW3I
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47180902