Stevenage (A) - 4 Feb 14

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This is only the 4th meeting between the sides. The Gills have won both home fixtures and the only away tie in Feb 2011 ended in a draw.

Stevenage are bottom of the league 5 points from safety but have up to 4 games in hand on the 3 sides in 20th, 21st & 22nd places.

Despite a 2-0 home win against Swindon, the hosts have scored just 3 times in 6 league games (with 4 blank sheets) and conceded 10.

Stevenage have won once at home in the league in 5 games and have just 1 league win in 9 matches. They have lost 8 of their last 12 with 5 of those conceding 3 or more goals.

The hosts have won the fewest home league points (just 11), scored the fewest goals at home (12) & scored the fewest in League 1 overall (24).

The home side have managed 7 clean sheets in the league, 3 more than the Gills. Only 2 of Stevenage's clean sheets have come at home whilst only 1 of the Gill's clean sheets have come in away games.

The Gills have conceded at least 1 goal in all of their last 9 away matches.

Despite being likely to move in the transfer window, former Gill Luke Freeman is still at the club and is the most used player for them, missing just 1 game this season.

The home side have John Mousinho back at the club after re-signing him on Friday. He played 6 games for the Gills this season scoring a goal from his only shot on target and hit the woodwork from one of his 3 shots off target.

Francois Zoko is the home side's top scorer with 12 goals this term. Luke Freeman has added 3 goals and provided 3 assists.

Gills have conceded 26 second half goals from their last 20 games. 8 of those games have seen 2 second half goals conceded whilst only 3 saw none conceded.

Before today Stevenage had picked up 21 extra yellow cards and 3 more reds from the 22 extra fouls they conceded compared with the Gills.

Before Cody's consolation against Brentford, the Gills had conceded the last 6 goals away from home.

The Gills have conceded the 3rd goal in 5 of out 7 away matches under Peter Taylor this season (& 17 out of 22 under Taylor & Allen).

Gills have conceded 4 more goals in the last 10 minutes of games than Stevenage have scored in the the 2nd half of all their league games combined!

7:45
Kick Off

7:55
Adam Barrett isn't starting a Gills game for only the 2nd time in 76 matches. He has missed just 92 of the 6,840 minutes.

8:06
Penalty conceded. Elliott Hewitt sent off.

8:07
GOAL! Stevenage 1-0 Gillingham

8:15
GOAL! Stevenage 2-0 Gillingham

8:32
Half-time: 2-0

8:34
Despite their lowly position, Stevenage have led at the break 10 times (2 more than the Gills) and both sides have won 5 after 90 minutes.
The Gills have been behind at the break in 9 of their 29 league matches. Stevenage have been behind in 14 of their 26 games and all of them were lost.

8:54
Gills have let in 31 2nd half goals more than any other League 1 side whilst Stevenage have scored the fewest 2nd half goals, only 9.

8:58
GOAL! Stevenage 2-1 Gillingham: McDonald
Cody scores! The goal moves his Gills career total to 41, 1 ahead of Danny Kedwell.

9:02
GOAL! Stevenage 3-1 Gillingham

9:28
Myles Weston has only missed 5 games this season and, until tonight, all had previously been at Priestfield.

9:36
Full-time: 3-1