Saturday 31st
Match day - Shrewsbury Town v GILLS (EFL Sky Bet League 2)
Sunday 1st
The Gills have not conceded 2 goals in a game so far this season but have conceded 3 in 5 league and cup matches and 4 or more in 2 games. 13 games last season saw 2 goals conceded whilst 9 had 3 or more. The 2024/5 season saw no games with more then 3 conceded in it.
Monday 2nd
The Gills won 2-1 at Shrewsbury, a scoreline they last achieved away from home back in January 2024. It was the Gills 165th away win by that scoreline but only their 3rd in 8 seasons after enjoying 26 away 2-1 wins in the 9 consecutive seasons before.
Tuesday 3rd
Before Saturday, a foul was conceded every 7.5 minutes (12 per game) in League 2 but the Gills had conceded a foul every 6.0 minutes on average (15 per game) over their last 6 league games. 5 games saw the Gills' opponents give away 8 fouls but Shrewsbury gave away just 6 (including a spell with none for 40 minutes), only 1 fewer than the lowest this season in the division.
Wednesday 4th
The Gills led for 66 minutes at Shrewsbury who had previously only been behind at home for 49 minutes in total from their previous 6 home games (including just 14 minutes from the 5 before). The Gills had led for 87 minutes in total from their previous 6 away league games.
Thursday 5th
The 6 fouls won against Shrewsbury was the fewest in a league or cup game this season and the fewest for 23 matches since the 6 were won at Walsall back in April. The 18 conceded in the Shrewsbury game was the most this season and for 21 games.
Friday 6th
The Gills have now scored in each of the first halves of their last 6 league and cup games (8 first half goals in total). They followed the 17 games before them that had seen just 6 games scored in before half time (6 goals in total).
