This is match day, this is League Two and this is Gillingham - Newport County. Prepare with our full match preview!
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (34) in League Two
- Newport County have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Gillingham can neither be promoted or relegated from League Two. For Newport most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Newport County could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only four sleeps ago.
Gillingham form and stats
Gillingham have collected 38 points from their League Two home games so far after 11-5-6.
Gillingham shared the glory with Bradford City in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. The hometeam coach Harris made a successful contribution in the game against Bradford City, bringing on Hawkins who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Defender Masterson got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.12/10. Masterson won 4 of 7 duels.
Before that, Gillingham had a home game versus Leyton Orient which ended with a victory 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Gillingham perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gillingham as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Gillingham has won 5 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.
Not much happening? In this team's last 41 league matches, 32 have seen two goals or less.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Gillingham here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (20 from 22 games). Gillingham are not conceding a lot of goals here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 18 from 22 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Newport County form and stats
The visitors are W7-D8-L7 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Newport County failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Harrogate Town (placed 20th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Attacker Bogle got a player rating of 8.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Bogle scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Doncaster Rovers with the score of 3-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Newport playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were 4 Newport County wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
Newport County have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away games in the league. 25 goals have been conceded by Newport County in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved encountered each other before this campaign: Newport County - Gillingham 2-0. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Gillingham wins - draws - Newport County wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. Farquharson loves to meet Gillingham and have scored 2 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Bogle 14 goals |   T. Nichols 5 goals | C. Norman 4 goals |
Gillingham missing players
Newport County missing players
| Gillingham | Newport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 13 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 34 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | 49 |
| 47 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 25 | 53 |
| 86% | 91% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 93% |
| 66% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 75% |
| 23% | 18% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 39% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 20% |
| 2% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 52% |
| 36% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 23% | 23% |
| 48% | 36% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 32% | 32% |
| 4 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11 | 12.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 37% | 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 47% | 42% |
| 11.5 | 10 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
- Gillingham have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (20) at home in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (34) in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the first half (15) in League Two
- Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (34) in League Two
- Gillingham have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Newport County have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 30 | 90 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 80 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 79 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 75 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 44 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 63 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 75 |
| 6 | Salford City | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 51 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 72 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 43 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 72 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 53 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 72 |
| 9 | Barrow | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -3 | 62 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 58 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -6 | 58 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 27 | -2 | 57 |
| 13 | Sutton United | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 53 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -9 | 57 |
| 14 | Newport County | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 53 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -4 | 53 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 29 | -13 | 52 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 63 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -19 | 52 |
| 17 | Walsall | 44 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -4 | 51 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 55 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -14 | 51 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 48 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 49 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 66 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 35 | -10 | 48 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 58 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | -11 | 47 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 69 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 39 | -22 | 45 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 44 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 48 | 76 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -28 | 39 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 44 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 68 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 31 | -27 | 34 |
