- The Gills edge the wins 23 to Bury's 21 (there have only been 11 draws). The hosts have won 2 of the last 11 meetings.
- Since the 5-4 defeat away at Bury in September 2010, the Gills have won 4 and drawn 2 of the last 6 meetings. They have won on both their last 2 visits but lost the 2 before, conceding 5 and 4 goals in the process.
- Bottom of the table Bury lost their first league match in 6 games away to Blackburn on Monday. The unbeaten run came after sacking their manager following a run of 7 straight league defeats (8 in total) and 8 league games without a goal.
- The Gills have won 7 of their last 11 away games in the league and have won 7 out 13 in the league overall. It has taken Bury 41 games to see 7 wins and they have lost 13 out of 21 league games. The Gills need to go back 40 games to see their last 13 defeats.
- Bury have seen 17 of their 33 league games (and 9 of their 16 at home games) end in a blank sheet (the worst total in the division). As a result they have managed just 13 goals at home (the joint fewest) whilst the Gills have scored 18 away).
- Bury have only converted 16.3% of their shots on target into goals - the lowest total in League 1.
- The last 2 matches have seen Tom Eaves feature against 2 former clubs. He scored 9 goals in 44 games for Bury and Shrewsbury but he has 14 in 36 for the Gills.
15.01 Kick-Off [ 3 - 5 - 2 ]
15.13
GOAL! Bury 1-0 Gillingham: Danns
Bury have taken a lead just 10 times (least in League 1) in their 34 league games. 6 of the previous 9 was the first goal (they won 4 of them and drew 2). Bury had conceded leads 30 times (the most in League 1).
15.26
GOAL! Bury 2-0 Gillingham: Bunn
Bury haven't scored 3 goals in a league match for 21 games. This goal was only their 12th league goal scored in those 21 games since.
15.43
Lovell replaces Tom Eaves in a tactical switch and Ehmer moves into midfield.
15.49 Half-time 2-0 (48:21)
Before today, Bury had led at half-time in 12.1% of their league games (5% lower than any other League 1 side). They won 3 and drew 1 of the 4 games they led and all 3 in home games.
16.05
The second half kicks off.
16.08
Wagstaff replaces Zakuani and Ehmer goes back into defence before blocking a last gasp, point-blank effort on the line.
16.29
GOAL! Bury 1-2 Gillingham: Ogilvie
Ogilvie scores his first goal for the club. He is the 5th defender to score this season and is the 9th goal by a defender.
16.53
Gills have a penalty appeal turned after a clear foul. Holy comes up for a corner and has an effort saved.
16.55 FULL-TIME 2-1 (98:09)
Attendance: 3,004 (184)
Position: 11th
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO7D9vx0i_Y
BBC Match Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43093716