Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Gillingham (17th, 53 pts) and Barrow (24th, 36 pts). On the form table Barrow stood 20th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Per game in the league, Barrow were scoring 0.98 and conceding 1.7, Gillingham 1.15 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Gillingham arrived off three straight defeats.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Barrow 3, draws 2, Gillingham 2, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 71% of the meetings.
The match was played at SO Legal Stadium in Barrow-in-Furness (capacity 5,000). R. Joyce took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Gillingham: Robbie McKenzie (90')
Key stats
Possession: Barrow 58% · Gillingham 42% · Total shots: 5-14 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 3-8