Match Report
Barnsley, 2nd with 91 points, sat 36 points above Gillingham (14th, 55). Gillingham had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Gillingham ran at 1.33 scored and 1.57 conceded, Barnsley at 1.74 and 0.85.
Barnsley had not lost in 5 games. Gillingham had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Barnsley, 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Gillingham win, 5 for Barnsley, 0 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham (capacity 11,582). On the scoreboard, Barnsley led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-4.