Season ticket holders at Memorial Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Bristol Rovers languishing in the 21st position so far. The guesting Gillingham will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Bristol Rovers has the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in League One
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Bristol Rovers nor Gillingham as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
Bristol Rovers's results here at Memorial Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats. With Bristol having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager B. Garner.
Stress levels are on the rise for Bristol Rovers's attacking players as they have now played 210 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Grant was their last goal scorer.
Bristol's last game was hosting Darlington and winning 6-0. 0-0 away at Wigan Athletic before that.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Bristol played a great game against Darlington and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bristol have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won three, drawn seven and lost one.
There will be little rest for Bristol after this match as they are travelling to AFC Wimbledon for a League One game in only three days.
Bristol aren't scoring a lot here at Memorial Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Bristol are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (12 from 6 played).
Gillingham form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Gillingham's previous game was their home loss versus Exeter City (2-3). Before that, Gillingham secured a home win against AFC Wimbledon with the score 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gillingham playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Gillingham wins, five draws and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Swindon Town in just three days.
Gillingham have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Gillingham have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Bristol Rovers victories, three draws and five Gillingham wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Graham 5 goals |   J. Daly 4 goals | B. Hanlan 3 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Gillingham missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 20 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 85% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 15% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 8% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 38% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 29% |
- All of Bristol Rovers's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bristol Rovers has the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in League One
- Bristol Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 13 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 8 |