[ 8 Nov 25 ] Bristol Rovers v GILLS Match Thread

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- Bristol Rovers edge the wins between the sides with 46 wins. The Gills have won 43, including double 2-0 wins the last time the sides met in 2020/1, and just 21 other meetings were drawn. The Gills are unbeaten in 3 and have won 5 and lost 1 of the last 8 meetings.
- The Gills last defeat at Bristol Rovers came in October 2016. It is their only defeat there in the last 7 visits and, since that defeat, they have won 3 and drawn 2.
- After a winless start of 4 games to their League 2 campaign (including 3 consecutive defeats), Bristol Rovers went unbeaten in 6 (5 wins). Since that spell, they have lost 4 in a row and have conceded 4 goals in the last 3. Their 2 wins in the last 6 have both been cup games.
- Bristol Rovers (16th) and Cheltenham Town (20th) have conceded the joint highest amount of goals in League 2 (25 in 14 games). Both let in 18 of them after half time - more than the Gills (14) and 8 other League 2 sides have conceded across all 90 minutes.
- Bristol Rovers have failed to score in 3 of their 7 home league games, the joint highest in League 2. In all competitions, they have failed to score in 4 of their 9 home games and have lost 4 of them. They have kept 2 home clean sheets but conceded 4 goals in 3 games.
- Bristol Rovers have managed the joint fewest shots on target (36) in League 2. Both they and the Gills managed 17 in their first 6 league games but it has been 19 and 39 respectively in the 8 played since. The last 6 games saw the Gills managed 92 attempts at goal (on and off target) to Rovers' 45.

[Sat 8th November 2025] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Bristol Rovers v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: Darrell Clarke Matchday Team: Luke Southwood, Clinton Mola, [c] Tom Lockyer (Jack Sparkes), Stephan Negru, Bryant Bilongo (Freddie Issaka), Alfie Chang, Joel Cotterill (Kamil Conteh), Macaule Southam-Hales, Ruel Sotiriou (Ollie Dewsbury), Shaq Forde (Luke Thomas), Fabrizio Cavegn
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (16th)
Referee: Alan Young
Attendance: 8,056 (1,053)

(15.01) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 ]
(15.15) Cavegn gets onto a through ball which splits the Gills defence. He rounds Turner but can only place it into the side netting.
(15.17) Andrews robs the Rovers defence and shoots into the side netting with few options available.
(15.29) Penalty! Andrews is fouled in the penalty area.
(15.30) Max Clarks penalty is straight at the keeper and is saved.
(15.36) Negru, from only a yard or so from goal, somehow blazes over the bar!
(15.46) Andrews, from very close range, finds his effort blocked.
(15.46) 3 additional minutes will be added.
(15.49) Half time 0-0

(16.04) The second half kicks off.
(16.13) GOAL! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Gillingham: Clark
(16.18) Southam-Hales reacts to a rebound save from Turner but shins it.
(16.49) The fourth official indicates a minimum of 7 minutes of stoppage time.
(16.56) From a Rovers corner, Turner saves and pushes the shot onto the crossbar. Dack clears the rebound off the line!
(16.57) FULL TIME 0-1

Gills' League Position After Game: 6th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c993798lg75t
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpw8levzl5E