w/c 17th October 2026

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w/c 17th October 2026

Postby Garawa » Thu Oct 15, 2026 5:25 pm

Saturday 17th
Match day - Accrington Stanley v GILLS (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Sunday 18th
The 4-3 home win over Brighton U21s was the first by that score-line since November 2018 and the first at Priestfield since November 2011. It was only their 11th home win in their history by a 4-3 score and only their 16th in their history.

Monday 19th
In the whole of last season, the longest sequence of minutes without the Gills conceding a league goal was 232 minutes. This season, the clean sheet against Newport made it 3 in a row in the league and 324 minutes without conceding (and counting).

Tuesday 20th
Match day - GILLS v Port Vale (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Wednesday 21st
The Gills scored 3 first half goals against Brighton U21s, the first time they managed to do so since January 2021. They have scored 4 first half goals in 3 cup games this season but only 5 in 12 league games including 1 in each of their previous 3 matches.

Thursday 22nd
The Gills have conceded 10 goals from 23 shots on target in their 3 cup matches this season, a conversion rate of 43.5% by their opponents. They have conceded 14 goals from 51 shots on target in their 11 league games, a conversion rate of 27.5%.

Friday 23rd
The Gills have scored 4 goals in a game 3 times this season and each came in the space of 8 league and cup games. They last scored more than 3 goals on 3 or more occasions in the same campaign back in the 2017/8 season.
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