Port Vale (H) - 1 Feb 14

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It is 14 wins each between the 2 sides with 16 draws in all ties. The Gills edge wins at Priestfield 8-4 and there have been 9 draws.

Port Vale have won 3 of the last 4 meetings by a 2-1 scoreline.

The visitors have won their last 3 home games with 2 clean sheets but have lost their last 3 away games with 2 blank sheets.

Vale have scored 3 goals in the opening 20 mins of league matches this season, a total bettered in 6 out of the 7 remaining 10 min spells.

Port Vale have had just 1 fewer shot on target compared with the Gills and have scored 1 more goal (from 2 fewer games).

The visitors have conceded 30 fewer free-kicks compared with the Gills but picked up an extra 21 yellow cards.

Battle of the top scorers: Tom Pope has 11 goals from 58 shots (converting 19.0% of those chances), Cody 10 from 56 (17.6%).

The Gills score 1 goal in most league games this season and concede 2 in the most also. Port Vale score 2 and concede 1 the most.

3:00
Kick-Off

3:43
GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Port Vale: Akinfenwa
All 4 of Bayo's home goals this season have been the opening goal of the game. The other 3 were the only Gills goal & none have ended in wins.

3:47
Half time: 1-0

3:49
The Gills have led at half time 7 times in the league winning 4 of those games. Port Vale (joint fewest in L1) have only led 5 times but won them all. Port Vale have clawed back 7 points in the league from games they were losing at half time but none from the 5 away from home.

4:03
Vale conceded first in have in 16 out of 27 league games and have won 3 of them previously.

4:16
GOAL! Gillingham 2-0 Port Vale: Akinfenwa

4:20
GOAL! Gillingham 3-0 Port Vale: McDonald
Cody scores. We have never lost at home when he has done so.

4:36
GOAL! Gillingham 3-1 Port Vale

4:43
GOAL! Gillingham 3-2 Port Vale

4:50
FULL TIME: 3-2