[ 26 Apr 25 ] GILLS v Swindon Town Match Thread

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- Results between the sides are very even with Swindon narrowly edging the wins 36 to the Gills' 35 and 34 games were drawn. Swindon's last win over the Gills however came back in February 2017 and the Gills are unbeaten in 7 since, drawing 4 of them including the last 2.
- Swindon's last win at Priestfield came back in the 1986/7 season when they ran out 1-3 winners in December 1986. The Gills' have been unbeaten in the 12 home games since, winning 5 and drawing 1 since that defeat (scoring 15 goals and conceding 2) before winning 1 and drawing 5 (including the last 2) after them.
- Ian Holloway joined Swindon with the club on 2 wins and 6 defeats from their 13 games and with 14 goals scored. His first game, the County Ground draw with the Gills began his league run of 13 wins (including 4 in a row at the start of April) and 8 defeats from his 31 games with 56 goals scored.
- After 8 away league games without a win, Swindon have won 5 (and lost 2) of the 8 played since and have won the last 2 on the road - both with a 4-0 scoreline (at Fleetwood and Grimsby).
- The Gills have scored the fewest first half goals (14) whilst Swindon have conceded the most first half goals (34). Since successive blank sheets at the end of March, Swindon scored 15 goals in 4 games before their 0-1 home defeat to Bromley on Monday. The Gills have scored 15 goals in their last 18 games.
- The most goals in League 2 have come in games involving Swindon - 132. The fewest goals have come in the 44 matches involving Gillingham - 84. Priestfield is the League 2 ground that has seen the fewest goals scored and conceded - 42 in 22 games.
- In the first 23 games of the season, Swindon managed 63 shots on target, the fewest total in League 2. Since then (with 2 games still to play) they have managed 104 in the second half of the season, the most in the division.
- Swindon are the most clinical League 2 side, converting more of their shots on target (41.9%) than any other side in the division. However, when scoring just 34.3% of them take a lead, the fewest amount in League 2 albeit many of these extended their leads.

[Mon 21st April 2025] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Gillingham FC v Swindon Town
Opposition Manager: Ian Holloway Matchday Team:
Connor Ripley, Billy Kirkman (Botan Ameen), Will Wright, [c] Ollie Clarke, Miguel Freckleton, Tom Nichols (Joe Westley), Gavin Kilkenny, Joel Cotterell (Nnamdi Ofoborh), Kabongo Tshimanga (Danny Butterworth), Paul Glatzel, Harry Smith
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (13th)
Referee: Neil Hair
Attendance: 7,667 (760)

(15:00) Kick Off [ 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 ]
(15.04) A well-worked Gills free kick sees a Dack long range strike deflect to McKenzie who can't control it. It falls to Nevitt who smashes it goalward and a last gasp parry from the 'keeper loops high before gathering at the second attempt close to goal.
(15.28) Kilkenny gets a shot away but Morris positions himself well to narrow the angle and make the save.
(15.45) 2 minutes will be added to the half.
(15.47) Half time 0-0

(16.02) The second half kicks off.
(16.07) Joe Gbode comes on for Nevitt.
(16.09) A long range drive from Ogie results in the keeper only getting 1 hand to it and it deflects away and out for a corner.
(16.18) GOAL! Gillingham FC 1-0 Swindon Town: Gbode
(16.24) GOAL! Gillingham FC 1-1 Swindon Town: Wright
(16.50) Red Card! Jonny Williams trips Glatzel to prevent a breakaway and receives a second yellow card.
(16.51) Red Card! As Williams is shown the red card, Frecklington appears to clash with Gbode off the ball who retaliates and both receive a yellow card, Gbode's second of the match.
(16.52) FULL TIME 1-1

Gills' League Position After Game: 17th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c1wdzzy3d2qt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyOXg5lwOCk