w/c 5th September 2026

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Saturday 5th
Match day - Rochdale AFC v GILLS (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 6th
It had been just over a year since the Gills had scored more than 3 goals in a league or cup game. The 4-1 win at Rochdale was the first since 2nd September 2025 (against Fulham U21s). It was the first time they had scored 4 or more goals away from home since....

.... a 4-1 win at Rochdale in December 2020!

Monday 7th
Of the last 22 Gills' games in all competitions, the 4 goals scored at Rochdale was only the 4th game of the 22 that the Gills had scored more than 1 goal in the match.

Tuesday 8th
Since a 4-1 home win back in September 2025, the Gills have played 24 home league and cup games with 7 being lost by at least a 3 goal margin and none being won by 3 goals or more. Away from home, the Gills played 25 away games with 2 wins and 2 defeats by at least 3 goals.

Wednesday 9th
The Gills have only won 15 games in their history by a 4-1 scoreline away from home. There have been 2 in 27 seasons (2026/7 and 2020/1) with both games happening at Rochdale. They followed 3 successive seasons with a 4-1 away win (Wigan 1997, Oldham 1999 and Scunthorpe 1999).

Thursday 10th
The Gills win at Rochdale came after they led 1-0 at half time. It was only the 2nd game in the last 11 after leading 1-0 away that it ended in a Gills win. After 5 successive wins, it ended a run of 4 games that ended 1-1 and then 3 more that the opposition recovered to win 2-1.

Friday 11th
The Gills scored 3 second half goals in the 4-1 win at Rochdale. The previous game that the Gills had scored 3 goals after half time also saw a Gills away win by 3 goals and it followed 2 home games last season that also ended 4-1 with 3 second half goals.