Colchester (A) - 11 Jan 14

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In all games between the sides, the Gills trail in wins 20 to 25. After 90 mins, Utd have won 5 of the last 7 ties with the other 2 ending in draws.

The Gills have won 5 of the 32 away trips to Colchester, the hosts 13 including the last time the tie was held in August 2009.

2 of the last 3 home league results for Colchester have seen a 1-2 loss to Crewe (currently 21st) & 0-4 loss to Notts County (currently 23rd)

The U's have followed up each of their last 3 home league victories with a defeat. Their last home match however was a 1-2 loss to Crewe.

From 11 away league fixtures only 3 occasions saw a side fail to score and games currently average 3.54 goals per game.

Both sides have a combined total of 466 shots at goal before today's game but Utd have 3 more shots on and off target compared to the Gills.

Colchester have scored just the 1 goal in the league 15 times, 3 more than the nearest side (Tranmere).
8 of those have come in their 12 home matches.

Utd haven't won any game in the league in which they conceded first but did recover to draw 4 of those 10 matches.

Colchester have only been awarded 1 penalty in the league. It was missed.

3:00
Kick-Off

3:47
Half-time: 0-0

3:52
Bradley Dack has won 6 free kicks in 17 previous appearances this season. He has won 2 in the first half of this game alone.

4:02
Colchester brought 779 fans to Kent, 11.5% of the total gate. The Gills have today brought 936 fans to Essex, 24.5% of the gate.

4:08
GOAL! Colchester 1-0 Gillingham
Before today, both sides had scored first in the league 13 times. The Gills have won 7 of those games, Colchester 6.

4:41
Both sides have scored 3 league goals in the final 10 minutes but none of Colchester's have come in home games.
Utd have however conceded 4 in the final 10, the Gills 9 (a total matched but not surpassed by Bristol C, Carlisle and Coventry).

4:44
GOAL! Colchester 2-0 Gillingham

4:53
GOAL! Colchester 3-0 Gillingham

4:53
Full-time: 3-0