Notts County (A) - 4 Oct 14

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Notts County won the tie 3-1 last season. It ended a run that had seen the Gills previously win 4 out of 6 at Meadow Lane with the other 2 matches ending in draws.

In the 29 meetings between the clubs the Gills have won 14 whilst County have won 9. Only 14 occasions have seen either side secure a clean sheet.

After conceding 12 goals in the opening 475 minutes of the season, the Gills had conceded just 2 in 692 minutes before Sheff Utd scored their first goal on Saturday.

Only 3 sides let in more goals than County last season (the Gills being one of them)! No one has conceded fewer than their 7 in League 1 so far this season

Of the 7 goals previously conceded by Notts County, only 1 came in the first half of a match (just before the break in a home game).

County were bottom of League 1 at the halfway stage last season with 18 points only to earn 32 from the final 23 games, winning 6 and drawing 1 of their final 9.

Notts County won their last 5 home league games last season but have only won once in 5 at home this season (despite being unbeaten away). They are however unbeaten in their last 5 league matches home and away, 4 of those ending with draws.

County had the worst penalty record last season, failing to stop any of the 8 penalties they had conceded during a match.

3:00
Kick-Off

3:35
GOAL! Notts County 1-0 Gillingham.

3:36
County have conceded the opening goal just once, the best record in League 1. Both clubs combined had previously conceded the first goal just 3 times in 20 games.

3:45
Doug Loft hits the woodwork! It is only the 3rd time the Gills have done so this season (Dickenson and McGlashan the others).

3:47
Half-time: 1-0

3:50
Notts County have led at half time in 6 of their previous 10 league matches, 2 more than the next best sides in the league. They went on to win 3 and lose 1 of those.

4:38
PENALTY GILLS, won by Bradley Dack! Norris's penalty is saved!

4:55
Full-time: 1-0