Port Vale lead the wins 17 to 15 (17 draws) and are unbeaten against the Gills in 4 games. The Gills last won there in September 2012.
Port Vale have won 4 of their last 8 home ties against the Gills - all 4 ended 2-1 (the Gills won 3-1 and 2-0 at Vale Park in that spell).
Both sides began last season with just 2 defeats in 19 home league games. Port Vale have won 4 out 4 this season but the Gills 1 out 5.
Port Vale ended last season with 3 home defeats in 5 (including a 0-5 loss to Walsall) but have won all 3 home league games this season.
The Gills 4 wins from just 5 away games is already more than the totals from 5 of the last 12 seasons (which averaged 5.75 wins).
Port Vale have won 6 out of 7 home games (but 7 in 18 overall) whilst the Gills have won 4 out of 5 away games (5 in 18 overall).
Previously over the last 21 matches, the Gills had scored 21 second half goals but only 7 in the first half.
3.02 Kick-Off
3.27
GOAL! Port Vale 0-1 Gillingham: Wright
3.30
Cody rounds the keeper but has a shot cleared off the line.
3.50 Half-time: 0-1
This is only the 6th time since the start of the 2014/15 season that Port Vale have been behind in a home league game at the break (the others ended drawn 2 and lost 3). They are unbeaten in 17 winning 15 when scoring first in that period.
3.55
Adedeji Oshilaja has conceded 4 fouls in the first half of the match. His previous highest in a whole match for the Gills was 3.
4.06
The second half kicks off.
4.20
Port Vale hit the post!
4.33
The Gills clear off the line through Josh Wright.
4.37
GOAL! Port Vale 1-1 Gillingham: Street
4.40
Jonathan Bond pulls off a sensational save to tip the ball over the bar (his second big save of the match).
4.45
GOAL! Port Vale 2-1 Gillingham: Jones
4.56 FULL-TIME: 2-1
Position: 13th
Attendance: 4,719 (197)
Referee: Carl Boyeson