[ 17 Oct 26 ] Accrington Stanley v GILLS Match Thread

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- The Gills have won twice the number of fixtures against Accrington. They have won 12 meetings to Accrington's 6 with a further 6 games between the sides ending in a draw. The Gills are unbeaten in 3 and have lost just 1 (and won 5) of the previous 9.
- In January 2012, the Gills lost 3-4 at Accrington but are unbeaten in 8 visits since. After 5 consecutive wins there, the Gills 2 most recent visits have both ended 1-1.
- Accrington have won 2 of their 13 league and cup games this season and both have been at home. Following 11 wins out of 18 matches between November and February, Accrington ended the season with 1 win in 15 making it 3 wins and 14 defeats from their most recent 31 games.
- Accrington are unbeaten at home this season, winning 2 and drawing 5 of the 7 league and cup games played at the Wham Stadium. They are unbeaten in 8 at home (6 draws) since their last home defeat back in April.
- Accrington have conceded the most first half goals in League 2 (9) but have only conceded 1 in their previous 5 games. Their 14 total goals conceded is only 3 fewer than worst conceding side in the division but all 3 of their clean sheets have come in their last 4 league games.
- Accrington have conceded the most fouls in League 2 with 153 in their 10 matches. The difference between the amount conceded and won is also the most in the division with 55 more fouls conceded than won.

[Sat 17th October 2026] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Accrington Stanley v GILLS.
Opposition Manager: John Doolan. Matchday Team: Louie Moulden, [c] Devon Matthews, Donald Love, Joe Anderson, David Tutonda, Stefan Mols, Aiden Borland, Connor O'Brien, Josh Woods, Charlie Warren (Conor Grant), Tyler Walton
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (15th)
Referee: Will Finnie
Attendance: 1,874 (300)

(15.01) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 ]
(15.11) GOAL! Accrington Stanley 1-0 Gillingham: Mols
(15.13) Gills immediately looking to reply. Sillah plays in McKenzie but he pulls his shot so wide that it goes out for a throw.
(15.29) GOAL! Accrington Stanley 2-0 Gillingham: Woods
(15.30) Woods almost makes it 3 for the hosts.
(15.33) GOAL! Accrington Stanley 2-1 Gillingham: Matthews og
(15.46) 2 minutes will be added. Little, on a yellow card, fouls an opponent in a way that often can end with a yellow being awarded.
(15.48) Half time 2-1

(16.03) The second half kicks off.
(16.17) Woods has a shot saved and then fires over from the resulting corner.
(16.23) GOAL! Accrington Stanley 3-1 Gillingham: Woods
(16.38) Grant's shot for the hosts strikes the outside edge of the post.
(16.48) A minimum of 3 minutes are due to be added.
(16.51) FULL TIME 3-1

Gills' League Position After Game: 6th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cmx280pwz40jt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah4xPjZ4-Vw