[ 28 Mar 26 ] Crawley Town v GILLS Match Thread

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- The Gills have won 9 of the 17 matches against Crawley and lost just 4 of them. Crawley are unbeaten in the last 2 meetings, winning at Priestfield in December 2023 before drawing there in the reverse fixture in November. The Gills were unbeaten in 10 before that, winning 7.
- Crawley have only won 2 of the last 13 meetings. The previous win was away and the first of the 2 was their last win at home to the Gills - a successive 3-2 home win. Since those wins, the Gills are unbeaten in 5 visits and have won 3 including their previous visit.
- Crawley haven't won any of their last 10 league games (5 defeats) and have only won 2 of their last 24. The Gills have won 1 of their last 9 league games (7 defeats) and have only won 4 of their last 23.
- Crawley have drawn their last 3 home league games, part of a 5 game winless spell at home. They have only won 1 of their last 11 league games at home.
- 21st placed Crawley have won fewer matches (6) than any of the sides below them - Newport in 22nd (8), Harrogate in 23rd (7) and Barrow in 24th (7). This is in part due to them having the lowest shot conversion in League 2, successfully converting only 21.4% of their shots on target into goals.
- Crawley are 1 of 3 sides in League 2 to have the worst goal difference (-19) for second half goals but, of those 3, they have conceded the most after letting in 41 after the break. The Gills have conceded 31 including 9 in the previous 4 games whilst Crawley have conceded 4 in their last 4.
- Crawley have been ahead for the shortest period of time in League 2 (444 minutes) and they have led just once in their previous 10 league matches for a total of 18 minutes. The Gills have been behind for a total of 382 minutes in their previous 10 matches.
- Crawley's 231 corners is the 3rd highest amount in League 2. Averaging 5.7 per game over their first 31 games, they are averaging 6.9 in the 8 played since. They have conceded 256, the most corners in the division at 6.6 per game.
- Crawley have not conceded the most fouls or won the most but the 1,010 fouls in their league games is only 1 short of League 2's highest total (Crewe). They have not taken or faced the most shots on target but the 352 is the most in the division. The 487 corners is also the most.

[Sat 28th March 2026] EFL Sky Bet League 2: Crawley Town v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: Colin Kazim-Richards Matchday Team: Jacob Chapman, Lewis Richards (Akin Odimayo), Scott Malone, Charlie Barker, [c] Jay Williams, Ronan Darcy (Harry Forster), Ade Adeyemo, Louis Copley (Max Anderson), Dion Pereira (Taylor Richards), Tobi Adeyemo, Danilo Orsi (Harry McKirdy)
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (21st)
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Attendance: 4,338 (909)

(15:00) Kick Off [ 4 - 3 - 3 ]
(15.16) Adeyemo cuts inside from a difficult angle and Morris makes a good save.
(15.25) Dack makes a good challenge on the halfway line and Palmer-Houlden gets the Gills on the attack. Hale checks his run, receives the ball and shifts onto his right foot before shooting just wide.
(15.45) There will be four minutes added.
(15.50) Half time 0-0

(16.05) The second half kicks off.
(16.17) McKirdy has a shot well saved by Morris and Tobi Adeyemo fluffs the rebound.
(16.40) A good chance for Vokes but he guides his header straight at the 'keeper.
(16.50) The fourth official signals a minimum of 6 additional minutes.
(16.51) GOAL! Crawley Town 1-0 Gillingham: Richards
(16.53) GOAL! Crawley Town 2-0 Gillingham: T. Adeyemo
(16.57) FULL TIME 2-0

Gills' League Position After Game: 17th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cx2v716eggxt
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3BrP9XcruY