Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Gillingham U18 8th with 45 points, Forest Green Rovers U18 19th with 24, 21 apart. On recent form Forest Green Rovers U18 sat only 37th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Gillingham U18 2.1 scored and 2 conceded per game, Forest Green Rovers U18 1.25 and 2.14, with the league averaging 1.9.
Forest Green Rovers U18 had been beaten in six straight games. The last-five ledger: Gillingham U18 12/15, Forest Green Rovers U18 0/15.




