Walsall (A) - 21 Apr 14

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The last 3 matches between the clubs have ended in draws. There have been 19 in total with the Gills edging the wins 45 to 41.

The last season we played Walsall (2009/10) both matches ended 0-0. In the previous season (2007/08) both matches ended 2-1 to the home side. The first tie this season ended 2-2.

Walsall have won just 1 of their last 9 home games. The Gills last won at Walsall in November 1992 and have not won there in 13 matches.

Over the last 15 league games, Walsall have only won 2 of them and lost 7 whereas the Gills have won 6 and lost 8.

In the last 6 away games the Gills have failed to score a first half goal and have scored 2 and conceded 15 in the first half of our last 13 away games.

After conceding 9 goals in a row, the Gills have since scored the last 3.

Before today, only 3 sides have been losing for longer than Walsall at home and only 3 sides have been losing for longer than the Gills in away games.

In 15 league matches Walsall have only once managed to score more than one goal in a game with 5 ending with a blank sheet.

Before today just 90 goals have been scored in Walsall league games (on average 2.09 goals per game). Only Sheffield Utd have seen less with 86 (2.05 per game). The most goals have been scored in Coventry matches - 146 (3.39 per game) whilst the Gills have seen 131 (3.05 per game).

Gills have scored 3+ goals in an away game once this season. Walsall have also scored 3+ at home once (only Shrewsbury have a worse record having yet to score more than twice in a home game).

Walsall have used just 23 players this season, the fewest amount in the league. It is 9 fewer than the Gills and 26 fewer than top side Carlisle.

Cody McDonald scored his 15th goal of the season against Tranmere. Returning from a 3 match ban is Walsall's 16 goal top scorer Craig Westcarr.

Before today Walsall had conceded the fewest fouls in the league with 350, 126 fewer than the Gills.

3:00
Kick-Off

3:47
0-0 at half time. The Gills have won the last 3 matches that was 0-0 at the break and each with a clean sheet.

4:12
GOAL! Walsall 1-0 Gillingham
Walsall have scored first in 9 of their 21 home games. Only 4 sides have a worse record but they are unbeaten when doing so (6 wins, 3 draws).

4:27
9 goals have been scored and conceded in Gills games in the 69th and 70th minutes, the same number as the subsequent 10 minutes in total.

4:38
11 goals have been scored in the final 10 minutes of Gills away games (3 for the Gills) but only 1 in Walsall's home games. They are the only side in League 1 yet to concede a last 10 minute goal in a home match.

4:41
GOAL! Walsall 1-1 Gillingham: Cody McDonald
Cody McDonald scores his 16th of the season and all bar 2 have come in the second half of matches!

4:51
FULL-TIME: 1-1