- The Gills' record away in the 3rd tier on the opening day stands at Won 4, Drew 0, Lost 11. 2 of those wins have come in the last 3 away.
- The Gills have won on the opening day in 6 of the last 12 seasons including the last 2 (3-1 at Southend and 4-0 at home to Sheff U).
- August has seen 6 away wins in 10 games in the past 2 seasons but 0 in 5 in September, 2 in 7 in October and 2 in 7 in November. They've won 20 and lost 40 of 85 3rd tier away ties in August.
- The Gills have played Doncaster 59 times. They have won 32 of the meetings (losing only 12) and are unbeaten in 4 against them.
- The Gills have won on 4 of their last 8 visits to Doncaster and have only lost 4 out of 18 against them home and away.
- Doncaster were promoted from League 2 in 3rd place, 2 points behind champions Portsmouth, despite losing their last 4 matches.
- Doncaster only lost 11 league games last season but 3 of them have come from their last 4 home games. They've won 3 of the last 9 at home.
- After previously scoring 15 goals in 106 games, John Marquis managed 8 in 21 for the Gills before getting 7 goals in 30 games on loan. He scored 26 in 48 for Doncaster last season but none in his last 6.
15.02 Kick-Off [ 3 - 5 - 2 ]
15.05
Luke O'Neill clears an effort off the line.
15.34
Ogilvie forces the 'keeper to turn a shot onto the bar! The corner is cleared off the line from Zakuani.
15.48 Half-time 0-0 (45:59)
16.05
The second half kicks off.
16.37
Holy makes another great save.
16.39
Rovers hit the cross-bar.
16.57 FULL-TIME: 0-0 (96.39)
Position: 14th
Attendance: 7,512 (568)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Goal Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcMQq_dK6Xk
BBC Match Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40760930