About Match
Gillingham go into the game 13th in the table on 6 points; Newport County sit 20th on 4 — a 2-point gap. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Gillingham run at 1.2 scored and 1.2 conceded, Newport County at 1.8 and 2. A win would lift Gillingham to 9 points and up to 3rd (other results unchanged).
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Gillingham 2, draws 2, Newport County 6, at 3.1 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match takes place at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham (capacity 11,582).