Bristol City (A) - 1 Mar 14

[Garawa]

This is the 31st away tie for the Gills at Bristol City. The hosts lead the wins 19-7 and overall 25-19. There has never been a 0-0 draw in all 59 matches between the clubs (in the Football League era). 13 of the 15 draws have all ended 1-1.

The Gills won the last match here last season (cup). City won the 3 before (including the last league tie in Nov 2006) scoring 4, 3 & 6 times.

Despite an 8 place gap, both clubs have played 33 matches and conceded 55 goals however City have scored 5 more goals!

Both sides have lost their last match without scoring. City have won 1 of their last 5 games whilst the Gills have managed 2 wins.

Bristol City have scored 4 goals in 3 league matches this season (just the once at home). The Gills have yet to do it in a game this season.

A fifth of all the goals City conceded in the league have come in a 10 minute spell between the 21st & 30th minutes (Goals For 1, Against 11)

Goals per game in Gills matches with Bristol City average 3.1. City have recorded a 6-0 win (March 2006) and a 9-4 win (January 1927).

Before today, only Tranmere had been behind for longer in home league matches - just 3 minutes more (528).

Clean sheets are a rarity for both sides. The Gills have managed 1 in 8 league matches whilst City have enjoyed 1 in their last 18. Both sides have earned the fewest clean sheets in the league (Gills 4, City 2). Combined they have 1 more than the next worst sides!

Gills have played 6 games against the sides who were in the bottom 4 at the half-way stage and scored 11 of the 21 goals (scoring in them all).
Gills have played 6 games against the sides who were in the top 4 at the half-way stage and scored 5 of the 16 goals (1 blank sheet).

Despite their lowly position, Bristol City have 2 of the highest scorers in the league. Emmanuel-Thomas has 18 goals and Baldock 17.

3:00
Kick-Off

3:27
GOAL! Bristol City 1-0 Gillingham
Bristol City have won only 4 of the 12 league matches in which they previously scored first, the worst record in League 1.

3:42
City have scored just 1 goal at home between the 21st & 50th minutes and none have been scored or conceded in the 5 minutes either side of half-time.

3:48
Half-time: 1-0
Bristol City have only led at the break 3 times in 17 previous home league matches. Only Crawley have a worse record but from 4 fewer games.

4:23
GOAL! Bristol City 1-1 Gillingham: Lee
Charlie Lee scores his first Gills goal away from home since November 2010.

4:35
City have won the fewest points in the league after scoring first (19), dropping 17 points. The Gills have won 33 and dropped 15.

4:42
GOAL! Bristol City 2-1 Gillingham
The Gills haven't had a draw away from home for 14 matches and 4 of the last 5 have ended in defeats.

4:54
Full-time: 2-1
The Gills lose 3 straight league games for the first time since September.