Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Ipswich Town 11th on 70, Gillingham 20th on 40. Scoring rates set the scale: Ipswich Town 1.46 scored and 1 conceded per game, Gillingham 0.76 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.35.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Ipswich Town wins, 1 for Gillingham, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich, with room for 30,311 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.




