- There have only been 19 draws in the 103 meetings with Bristol Rovers and the visitors edge the wins 45 to 39 however they have only won 1 of the last 7 (the Gills have won 5 of them).
- Bristol Rovers last won at Priestfield in August 1999. Since then, they have lost all of their last 6 visits - 3-1, 4-0, 4-1, 1-0, 3-2 and 1-0.
- None of Bristol Rovers' last 32 league matches have ended in draws! After 6 successive league draws last season, they have since won 15 and lost 17.
- Bristol Rovers have the 2nd highest shots at goal in League 1 with 303 (78 more than the Gills) however 184 were off target, the most in the division.
- Bristol Rovers have faced 85 shots on target and conceded from 36 of them (42.4%), the most in League 1. The Gills have faced 138 and conceded from 24 of them (17.4%), the least in League 1.
- Bristol Rovers have lost 7 of their last 8 away league matches, scoring 2 and conceding 17 in those defeats. However they sandwich a 6-0 win at Northampton (their only clean sheet on their travels).
- The Gills had conceded 24 league goals this season before today but Bristol Rovers have conceded 23 in only the second halves of games. Their 25 second halve goals scored however is the most in League 1.
- Both sides last season won their home league tie by scoring goals in second half stoppage time - the Gills scored 2 whilst Bristol Rovers scored 1.
15.01 Kick-Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 ]
15.01
Holy makes a great double save in the first 14 seconds.
15.28
Penalty! Wagstaff is fouled in the penalty area.
15.29
Byrne has the penalty touched onto the post and away before he follows up the rebound.
15.29
GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Bristol Rovers: Byrne
At the 11th attempt, the Gills finally score their first goal in the 1st half of a home league match this season! It is only their 2nd goal in 17 home league games despite 8 being scored in their 1st halves of the 5 cup games this season.
15.38
GOAL! Gillingham 2-0 Bristol Rovers: Lacey
15.47 Half-time 2-0 (47:03)
When losing at half-time, Bristol Rovers have lost all 8 games in the league and 6 out of 6 away from home.
16.03
The second half kicks off.
16.05
GOAL! Gillingham 3-0 Bristol Rovers: Parker
16.11
GOAL! Gillingham 4-0 Bristol Rovers: Byrne
16.22
Penalty! Wagstaff is fouled in the penalty area. Byrne misses the penalty.
16.49
GOAL! Gillingham 4-1 Bristol Rovers: Sercombe
16.53 FULL-TIME 4-1 (95:49)
Attendance: 4,227 (309)
Position: 19th
Referee: Antony Coggins
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtj2U1tgJ14
BBC Match Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42290057