[ 4 Feb 17 ] Bradford v GILLS Match Thread

[Garawa]

- The Gills lead the head to head with Bradford by 22 wins to 12. There have been 14 draws.
- Bradford are unbeaten at home in the league this season and also in their last 22 league home games (winning 13 of them).
- The Gills have won 3 of the last 4 meetings with Bradford and are unbeaten in 6. The Gills have also won 2 and drawn 3 of their last 5 trips to Valley Parade
- Bradford have conceded 10 home goals this season (the joint lowest amount in League 1) whilst the Gills have conceded 31 away (the joint highest in the league).
- Before today Bradford had stopped the greatest percentage of shots on target in the league seeing just 20.9% of the 115 faced go into the net.
- In their unbeaten spell of 22 home league games, Bradford have scored 35 goals and conceded just 11. 13 of those 22 ended with clean sheets.
- Despite being 1 of 2 unbeaten home sides in the league, Bradford had led for longer in their away games. They are 18th in the league for longest home lead duration.
- Both sides have won 4 of their last 12 league matches. The Gills have gained 1 place over that period (up to 17th) whilst Bradford are 1 place lower (5th).
- The Gills, Bury and Northampton will be playing their 16th away league match, 3 more than Bolton, MK Dons, Port Vale, Rochdale and Southend.

3.02 Kick-Off [ 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 ]

3.16
GOAL! Bradford 0-1 Gillingham: Wright
Bradford have previously conceded first at home in the league 6 times. They recovered to draw 4 and win 2 of them.

3.17
GOAL! Bradford 1-1 Gillingham: Wyke
The Gills have only scored first in the league away from home 3 times previously and ended up losing 2 of them.

3.40
GOAL! Bradford 2-1 Gillingham: McMahon
Clarke hits the post from a Nelson save but the rebound is tucked into the net.

3.49 Half-time 2-1 (47:05)
Bradford are unbeaten in the league having led at half time in 12 of them. They won 9 and drew 3 by full-time (4 wins and 2 draws at home).

4.06
The second half kicks off.

4.10
GOAL! Bradford 2-2 Gillingham: Oshilaja

4.30
Rory Donnelly clears a Bradford corner off the line!

4.31
The Gills have scored 8 away goals in the final 20 minutes of league matches (4 in the last 10 minutes) but Bradford have only scored 3 in the final 20 at home (1 in the last 10).

4.58 FULL-TIME 2-2 (98:35)

Position: 17th
Attendance: 18,840 (224)
Referee: Richard Clarke
BBC Match Summary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38778898
Goal Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmdlZTzLHwg

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

A tough game at a side that is doing really well in the league.Our record up there is good in recent years,but Bradford look quite a force this season.A point would be a good result if we can get it.

[lidbid46]

Not holding out too much hope but that is what makes supporting Gills so exciting1

[gillsfan1066]

We went to Sheffield a couple of weeks ago, had about 3% of the ball compared to 87% for them,we had three shots on goal ,a couple that went in , and one that hit some old guy in row H of the Main Stand , compared to their 32 shots , 23 on goal, so you never know what can happen,may be another point for the good guys ??

[Rimshot]

A thousand years ago I watched Gills at Halifax, in the very brief time when the legendary Frank Worthington was their manager, standing on the touch line in a zoot suit and cowboy boots.(Him, not me).
We scored straight from kick off in both halves, had one more shot which dribbled into the net and won 3-0 with about 10% possession.
I was standing on the 'popular' side of the old Shay stadium among the local boot boys. A happy outcome but an uncomfortable experience.

[Garawa]

Another good away performance and another 2 goals away against a side pushing for promotion. Hard to pick a man of the match as Wagstaff, Dack and Donnelly sounded like they were causing plenty of trouble up front but I went for Donnelly as he also made a couple of good interventions at the back including one off the line. Ehmer sounded like he also had a good game.

Seems the Bradford fans weren't too keen on our "diving and the world's worst cheating" during the match it appears although booing a player for time wasting when on the ground waiting to be replaced is totally idiotic! That was Oshilaja so hope he is fit for Port Vale on Saturday - 2 goals in 2 for him now!

[gillsfan1066]

Another point and were just about two full loses from the relegation zone, well done the Gills, great result

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

I`m delighted with the point at a very tough place.No Team has beaten Bradford at home this season,and I believe we`re the first team to score twice there? A great start for us with Wright putting us ahead.It just shows how the captaincy can hold a player back as he looks a completely different player since Pennock gave the armband to Ehmer.He is also playing in a better suited role further up the pitch.A shame the lead only lasted less than a minute.Bradford sounded on top after and went ahead after a free kick rebounded off the post for their player to finish.Big credit to the whole Team for coming out and having a go at Bradford,and we were rewarded when Oshilaja`s shot hit both posts and went it.From then it sounded like we were penned back for most the of the half as their fans roared them on.My heart rate was certainly up,but we held on for a fantastic point.To go to two top 6 sides and get a battling point in each game shows the fighting spirit is there.Three draws in a row,and two points away we never expected to get.Now if we can win the two home games coming up then we can look up the table and fear the bottom 4 less.

[Garawa]

No Team has beaten Bradford at home this season,and I believe we`re the first team to score twice there?

They drew 3-3 (although no one else has scored the 2 in the league) at home with Sheffield Utd but in the rest of the matches 7 saw 1 conceded and 7 clean sheets. With just 13 goals conceded (2 by the Gills) in 23 home games, not many go there and score so a very good performance!

[fan_of_mulligan]

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