- The Gills have won 3 of the last 4 meetings with Bristol Rovers and 7 of the last 10. It took their number of wins to 41, 4 behind the number of wins for the visitors and there have been 20 draws.
- Bristol Rovers have only won 1 of the last 10 meetings with the Gills and have lost all 7 of their last 7 trips to Priestfield (most recently losing 1-4, 1-3, 0-4, 1-4). Their last win here came back in August 1999.
- Bristol Rovers can go above the Gills with a win thanks to 1 league defeat in 7 and 2 league defeats in 13 (which came after 5 straight defeats).
- 16 of Bristol Rovers' away league matches spanning the end of last season and beginning of this saw just 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. Their most recent 6 games following that sequence have seen them remain unbeaten away, winning 4 games.
- The Gills have scored in all of the previous 15 meetings with Bristol Rovers and there have only been 3 clean sheets in them. The goals scored over those games stands at Gills 31, Bristol Rovers 16.
- Despite sitting 19th in League 1, Bristol Rovers have the best defensive away record in the division with 15 goals conceded - 2 fewer than league leaders Luton. Just 73 goals have been scored in their league games, the fewest in the league.
- The Gills have faced the most shots on target in the league with 215 however Bristol Rovers have the lowest shooting accuracy in the division with 30.8% of all their shots being on target.
19.46 Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
20.33 Half time 0-0 (46:58)
The Gills are 0-0 at half time for the 10th time at home this season. - only 2 have ended 0-0. The Gills have only manged to score 6 first half goals in their 23 home games this season.
20.50
The second half kicks off.
21.02
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Bristol Rovers: Clarke-Harris
39 out of the 430 League 1 games have been won by the side who conceded the opening goal - the Gills winning 1 of them. Bristol Rovers have won 9 (6 away) and lost 1 of the 13 league games they scored first in.
21.39 FULL TIME 0-1 (96:32)
Attendance:
Position: 17th
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1WixQ6SJFY
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47450393