Match Report
In the standings it was Fleetwood Town 7th on 10 points, Gillingham 11th on 9 — separated by 1. On the form table Gillingham stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Fleetwood Town 1.17 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Gillingham 1.33 and 1, with the league averaging 1.33.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 10 Fleetwood Town wins, 4 for Gillingham, 7 draws, at 2.52 goals per meeting. Goals have dried up lately: 1.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.52 across the full history.
D. Baines officiated: 95 games logged, averaging 1.5 yellow cards each. Highbury Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,327. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Fleetwood Town 64% · Gillingham 36% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 10-2