- Blackpool have won 15 of the meetings whilst the Gills have won 10. The Gills are winless in 4 against Blackpool. They have scored just 1 goal in those 4 meetings and have lost 3 of them.
- The Gills are winless in 12 league and cup trips to Blackpool and last won there in April 1987. Their match sequence in those 12 visits are: D, L, D, D, D, D, L, L, L, L, L, D.
- Blackpool have won 2 of their last 10 league matches whilst the Gills have won 3 however, the Gills have lost 4 of those 10 compared to Blackpool's 3.
- Since winning 6 of their first 11 home league matches, Blackpool have since only won 2 out of 11 (the latest in their previous home game). The Gills have won 1 fewer home game and have won 3 of their last 11 at home.
- The Gills are looking for their 6th win in 14 away games. A win would see them match last season's away record of 8 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats. Excluding the promotion seasons, the last season to see more away wins was 1984/5 (10).
- Despite failing to score in the first halves of 31 of their 45 league games, the Gills have managed 21 goals then. Blackpool have scored the least amount of first half goals (17) in the division and have scored 8 fewer than the Gills in total.
17.32 Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
17.39
GOAL! Blackpool 0-1 Gillingham: Hanlan
17.56
Barry Fuller clears off the line.
18.02
GOAL! Blackpool 0-2 Gillingham: Eaves
18.11
GOAL! Blackpool 0-3 Gillingham: Eaves
18.18 Half time 0-3
Both sides have only lost once in the league when scoring first. The Gills have won 11 from 14 games whilst Blackpool have won 14 from 19.
18.36
The second half kicks off.
18.53
Blackpool have the ball in the net but it is offside.
19.22 FULL TIME 0-3
Attendance: 9,571 (503)
Position: 13th
Referee: Ollie Yates
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpD4Jw4CUY
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48074725