The Gills have won 1 of the last 8 home league ties with Scunthorpe whilst United have won all 3 of their last 3 visits to Priestfield in the league.
Scunthorpe's 4-2 win at Oldham was their first away league victory since beating Leyton Orient 4-1. It ended a run of 15 games without a win on the road and 10 of those ended in defeat.
After 3 consecutive defeats, Scunthorpe have since won 3 in a row whilst the Gills have won 4 of their last 5 games after 2 successive defeats
Scunthorpe's 3 clean sheets last season was the worst in League 1 (3 fewer than the next worst side Port Vale). However they have 4 so far this season, the same number as the Gills.
The Gills are unbeaten in 9 home league games (10 including cup) and have scored 24 goals, conceding just 7.
Scunthorpe's home league games this season have witnessed just 9 goals in total but their away games have seen 22. They have conceded at least 2 goals in each away league match.
7:45
Kick-Off
8:31
Half-time: 0-0
8:51
The second kicks-off.
8:58
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Scunthorpe
The opposition have taken the lead 10 times this season but the Gills have managed 16 including 7 in the last 5 games.
9:03
GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Scunthorpe: Dickenson
9:25
Josh Wright is sent off for the Gills.
9:36
GOAL! Gillingham 2-1 Scunthorpe: Lennon
9:40
Full-time: 2-1
Position: 1st
Attendance: ()
Referee: Lee Swaby