Match Report
Forest Green Rovers, 24th on 42 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Gillingham (12th, 64). Forest Green Rovers had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 24th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Gillingham 1 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Forest Green Rovers 0.96 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.49.
Forest Green Rovers's winless run stood at 8. Over the last five, Gillingham had taken 9 of 15 points to Forest Green Rovers's 2.
MEMS Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,582. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.




