Grimsby Town know they are in for a strenuous journey to Gillingham and their MEMS Priestfield Stadium. This news article has all the details you require before the match.
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (15) in League Two
- Grimsby Town have scored at least twice as many goals away as Gillingham have scored home.
It's no vacation for neither Gillingham nor Grimsby Town 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.
Gillingham form and stats
Gillingham, who have the fewest scored goals (15) in League Two, have collected 16 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-4-5. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at MEMS Priestfield Stadium.
Gillingham faced defeat in their previous match, away at Mansfield Town (0-2). The first loss after going unbeaten through four league rounds.
Ahead of that match, Gillingham won a home game hosting Crawley Town (1-0).It should be considered that a glance at the 14 most recent league fixtures reveals that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Gillingham are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Rochdale awaits in four days.
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 (7 from 13 games). From these home matches, Gillingham have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Grimsby Town form and stats
The visitors are W6-D1-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Grimsby failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Colchester United (placed 17th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Midfielder Clifton was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Clifton hit one key pass.
Before that game, the win at home hosting Luton Town in the FA Cup (3-0).
The schedule is very tough for Grimsby Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Northampton Town is waiting in only four days.
Grimsby are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). 17 goals have been conceded by Grimsby Town in these games.
Head 2 Head
Gillingham and Grimsby Town have played each other previously this season: Grimsby Town - Gillingham 1-1. Data for the former three meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Gillingham, one draw and one win for Grimsby Town. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Clifton 6 goals |  T. Nichols 3 goals | R. Taylor 3 goals |
Gillingham missing players
Grimsby Town missing players
| Gillingham | Grimsby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 16 | 29 |
| 33 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 33 |
| 86% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 61% | 54% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 69% |
| 14% | 8% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| 21% | 15% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 32% | 46% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 31% | 31% |
| 61% | 54% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 27% |
| 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11 | 12.2 |
| 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 41% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 11.5 | 10.3 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
- Gillingham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gillingham have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (15) in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in League Two
- Gillingham have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Grimsby Town have scored at least twice as many goals away as Gillingham have scored home.
- Grimsby Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 63 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 56 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 51 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Salford City | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 43 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 42 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 | Barrow | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 40 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 14 | Walsall | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 38 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 33 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 31 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 31 |
| 19 | Newport County | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 29 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 25 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -23 | 25 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 24 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -21 | 20 |
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