Match summary
Before kickoff, Grimsby Town (8th, 68 pts) were 18 points ahead of Gillingham (17th, 50 pts). Only 14% of their 7 previous meetings had three or more goals.
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Gillingham vs Grimsby TownResult, Lineups & H2H
MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Gillingham vs Grimsby Town in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Gillingham1W 2D 2L
GillinghamGrimsby Town
5Pointsof 159
5Goals scored12
6Goals conceded7
2Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row6
2Without a win1
1Conceded in a row2
Head to head7 meetings · Sep 2022 – Oct 2025
- Gillingham wins
- 1
- Draws
- 3
- Grimsby Town wins
- 3
1.86goals per meeting
57%both teams scored
14%3+ goals
43%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsGillingham 0W 2D 3L · 1.6 goals per game
Meetings
- League TwoGrimsby Town1-0Gillingham
- League TwoGrimsby Town1-1Gillingham
- League TwoGillingham0-1Grimsby Town
- League TwoGillingham1-1Grimsby Town
- League TwoGrimsby Town2-0Gillingham
Show all 7 meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 517 earlier results
GillinghamGrimsby Town
#17Position#8
50Points43 v 42 games68
-13Goal difference+16
1.14Scored per gameleague avg 1.281.5
1.44Conceded per game1.12
#16Form table position#5
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
GillinghamGrimsby Town
- Yellow Card · Gillingham · Ronan Aiden Connolly Shea Chapman Hale90+3'
- Yellow Card · Gillingham · —90+3'
- Substitution · Gillingham · Harry Waldock · InOut: Nelson Khumbeni88'
- 88'Substitution · Grimsby Town · Tyrell Warren · InOut: Clarke Oduor
- Substitution · Gillingham · Travis Akomeah · InOut: Garath McCleary87'
- 85'Goal · Grimsby Town · Charles Vernam1-4
- 80'Goal · Grimsby Town · Kieran Green1-3
- Substitution · Gillingham · Bradley Dack · InOut: Lenni Rae Cirino79'
- Substitution · Gillingham · Sam Vokes · InOut: Conor Masterson78'
- 76'Substitution · Grimsby Town · Jayden Sweeney · InOut: R. Staunton
- 76'Substitution · Grimsby Town · Charles Vernam · InOut: Jaze Kabia
- 76'Substitution · Grimsby Town · Darragh Burns · InOut: Justin Amaluzor
- 74'Goal · Grimsby Town · Jaze Kabia1-2
- 66'Substitution · Grimsby Town · Géza Dávid Turi · InOut: Jamie Walker
- Goal · Gillingham · Garath McCleary1-155'
- Yellow Card · Gillingham · Armani Little45+3'
- 45'Yellow Card · Grimsby Town · Justin Amaluzor
- 41'Goal · Grimsby Town · Andy Cook0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
GillinghamGrimsby Town
49%Ball Possession51%
9Shots Total14
3Shots On Target6
5Corners3
9Fouls11
2Yellow Cards1
4Offsides1
2Saves2
298Passes320
6Shots Off Target3
75Attacks97
49Dangerous Attacks45
6Shots Inside Box10
3Shots Outside Box4
1Goals4
11Free Kicks9
0Shots Blocked5
4Substitutions5
16Tackles10
1Assists3
195Accurate Passes217
23Total Crosses18
5Accurate Crosses4
5Interceptions15
51Duels Won53
1Big Chances Created6
0Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-1-4-1
Manager: Gareth Ainsworth
Starting XI
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GM
Glenn Morris5.3
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RH
Remeao Hutton5.8
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SG
Sam Gale6.5
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AL
Armani Little7.2
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NK
Nelson Khumbeni6.2
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LC
Lenni Rae Cirino6.5
Substitutes
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JA
Josh Andrews-
TA
Travis Akomeah-
HW
Harry Waldock-
JT
Jake TurnerManager: David Artell
Starting XI
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JS
J. Smith7.0
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HR
Harvey Rodgers6.9
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MK
Maldini Kacurri6.8
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RS
R. Staunton6.8
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JA
Justin Amaluzor6.0
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KG
Kieran Green9.0
Substitutes
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JS
Jayden Sweeney6.6
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TW
Tyrell Warren-
CV
Charles Vernam8.0
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HB
Harvey BoothPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armani Little MF | 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 38(82%) | 3 | 4/8 |
| 7.2 | 78' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(89%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 45(60%) | 4 | 8/11 | |
| 6.8 | 87' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 21(76%) | - | 1/6 | |
Lenni Rae Cirino MF | 6.5 | 79' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(44%) | 2 | 7/13 |
Sam Gale DF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(65%) | 2 | 8/11 |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 8(80%) | - | 2/11 | |
| 6.4 | 12' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(50%) | - | 6/15 | |
| 6.3 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(100%) | - | - | |
Nelson Khumbeni MF | 6.2 | 88' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(47%) | 1 | 6/14 |
Remeao Hutton DF | 5.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(67%) | 3 | 4/9 |
Glenn Morris GK | 5.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(43%) | - | 1/1 |
Travis Akomeah DF | - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(100%) | - | 0/1 |
Harry Waldock MF | - | 2' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 5(40%) | 1 | 1/1 |
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