Match Report
The table read 1st (Portsmouth, 8 pts) against 3rd (Gillingham, 3 pts), 5 points apart. On recent form Gillingham sat only 35th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Portsmouth 3.33 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, Gillingham 1 and 2.33, with the league averaging 1.7.
Momentum sat with Portsmouth, winners of their last five, having scored in 8 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Portsmouth held 15 points of 15 and Gillingham 7.
10 meetings are on record — 4 won by Portsmouth, 3 by Gillingham, 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
The match was played at Fratton Park (capacity 20,688). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-1.
Goal scorers
Portsmouth: Faustino Anjorin (11'), Ben Stevenson (50'), Kusini Yengi (54'), Abu Kamara (72'), Ryley Towler (80') · Gillingham: Jonathan Williams (45')
Key stats
Possession: Portsmouth 51% · Gillingham 49% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 2-11