- Portsmouth have won more than half of the meetings (19). The Gills have won 9 and the remaining 9 have ended level.
- The Gills are unbeaten in 5 league meetings against Portsmouth although the most recent 2 matches have been drawn. Portsmouth have scored just 2 goals in those games however there was a 4-0 Football League Trophy win for the visitors in that sequence.
- Portsmouth have won 3 of their last 4 games in all competitions including 4-2 and 3-0 wins at Burton and Southend respectively. Their only away defeat in 6 games on the road came in a cup game at Brighton.
- Portsmouth have won 4 games in all competitions from their last 15 matches. These followed a sequence of 27 games where 21 resulted in wins.
18.30 Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
18.36
O'Connor sees the keeper off his line and has an audacious attempt at goal that is just wide.
18.43
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Portsmouth: Marquis
18.47
GOAL! Gillingham 0-2 Portsmouth: Jacobs
19.01
Oliver has a fantastic chance to get one back but his free header from a good Graham cross just misses the bar.
19.10
Samuel holds the ball up well, finds Graham but he doesn't get the curl he wanted and the ball goes just wide of the post.
19.11
Portsmouth strike the post.
19.16 Half time 0-2
The last 4 occasions in which the Gills have been 0-2 down at half time, they have failed to score in 3 of them and scored 1 goal whilst the opposition added a further 4 goals. The last time the Gills salvaged something from the game was a 2-2 draw with Wycombe (Dec 2018).
19.32
The second half kicks off.
19.36
Portsmouth attack and have to score. Bonham saves and is grounded on the floor for the follow-up into the empty net but somehow Drysdale puts his body on the line and blocks a certain third.
19.45
Another long range effort from O'Connor is deflected for the first of a series of corners for the Gills. The latter was inches away from being an away goal.
19.55
With space in the box, Marquis is allowed a free header but he puts the ball wide of the post.
19.59
It should be 3 (again) for Portsmouth but Bonham pulls out a great save.
20.06
A scramble in the box leads to three chances for the visitors which are dealt with through another good Bonham save and a Drysdale block. Eventually a foul is given the Gills way.
20.21 FULL TIME 0-2
Attendance: 0 (0)
Position: 12th
Referee: David Rock
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtJBi-m-WWA
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54519086