Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rotherham United (2nd, 90 pts) held a 50-point advantage over Gillingham (20th, 40 pts). Per game in the league, Gillingham were scoring 0.76 and conceding 1.5, Rotherham United 1.52 and 0.72, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Gillingham for 5 matches.
13 meetings are on record — 5 won by Gillingham, 7 by Rotherham United, 1 drawn, at 3.31 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 69% of the meetings produced three or more. Goals have risen lately: 4.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.31 across the full history.
MEMS Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,582. On the scoreboard, Rotherham United led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.