w/c 31st January 2026

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Saturday 31st
Match day - GILLS v Bromley FC (Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 1st
From all senior league and cup matches throughout the Gills' history, the 1-4 home defeat to Bromley was only the 91st defeat by that scoreline and 24th at home. Over a 3 year and 1 month period, the Gills lost 3 home games 1-4 but the Bromley defeat was the first for 4 years and 4 months.
The previous 3 home 1-4 defeats were:
18/9/21: MK Dons
9/2/19: Barnsley
22/8/18: Sunderland
They came 15 and a half years without one (Nottingham Forest in March 2003)

Monday 2nd
Statistically, the Gills achieved a high this season (or across a few seasons) in more than 1 key areas. Despite a 4-1 loss, they had a home 67% possession and it was the most since 2 games last season saw the Gills have 69% home possession, both ending in defeats (0-2 and (0-3).

Tuesday 3rd
Match day - Notts County v GILLS (Sky Bet League 2)

Wednesday 4th
The Gills managed 11 shots on target against Bromley, beating the 10 in the home draw against Cheltenham as the most by the Gills this season. After the seasons saw 8, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 10 as the most shots on target for the Gills, the 11 was the most for 377 league and cup games and the most since November 2018.

Thursday 5th
After winning 8 themselves, the Gills prevented Bromley from winning a corner in the match. It was the first time they had not conceded a corner in a match for 36 league and cup games and it had only happened once in the previous 67.

Friday 6th
Against Bromley, the Gills scored for a 9th consecutive home league game for the first time since 29th February 2020. They also conceded for a 10th consecutive home league game for the first time since April 2017.