Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Mansfield Town (3rd, 86 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Gillingham (12th, 64 pts). Gillingham's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Mansfield Town were scoring 1.96 and conceding 1.02, Gillingham 1 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Mansfield Town came in having won three on the spin.
One Call Stadium in Mansfield, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gillingham led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.