Should the game end a draw today it would match the number of wins for both sides (each have won 27 times in this fixture).
The Gills have won and drawn their last two visits to Colchester ending a run of 4 successive defeats there.
Colchester's 3-2 win at Sheff Utd Tuesday was their first win of the season, ending a run of 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Colchester have drawn each of their 3 home league matches this season but are now unbeaten in 8 there (winning 3).
Colchester have conceded the most first half goals this season (9) as well as having the joint worst total in the first half of games last season (34).
Before today Colchester and Crewe had conceded the most goals in League 1 both letting in 15 (11 fewer than the Gills). They have however scored 11, 2 fewer than the Gills.
A win for the Gills would give them the same number of wins and points after 8 league games as champions Bristol City had at this stage last season.
3:00
Kick-Off
3:02
Cody McDonald hits the post. He is the first player other than Norris to hit the woodwork this season. After doing it 12 times last season, the Gills have now done it 6 times.
3:05
GOAL! Colchester 1-0 Gillingham
3:06
Utd score the opener for the 3rd time this season (their first at home). Gills concede the opening goal for only the second time but won the previous game it occurred in.
3:08
GOAL! Colchester 1-1 Gillingham: Norris
Luke Norris scores his 10th Gills goal. 8 of them have come in away games.
3:30
GOAL! Colchester 2-1 Gillingham
Having previously conceded just 3 leads all season, the Gills have conceded 2 in half an hour in this game.
3:34
Penalty awarded to the Gills. Handball.
3:35
PENALTY SAVED! Cody misses his first penalty for the Gills having scored from his previous 3.
3:50
Half-time: 2-1
3:54
Colchester had the fewest half time leads in the league last season (8), winning 3. Their only half time lead this season came in Tuesday's away victory.
4:06
The second half kicks off.
4:09
The 1,171 Gills fans at Colchester account for 24.9% of the gate. We took 344 there last season whilst they brought 680 to us.
4:54
FULL-TIME: 2-1
The Gills succumb to only their second defeat in 14 games.
Attendance: 4,697 (1,171)
Referee: Charles Breakspear