[ 14 Dec 24 ] MK Dons v GILLS Match Thread

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- Both the Gills and MK Dons won their home games 2-1 last season, both have won 2 of the last 5 meetings and both have won 3 of the last 7.
- MK Dons are playing their 6th consecutive home league and cup match and their 10th in 12 games. They have lost 2 of the last 5 and 3 of the last 7 but, in the league, they have won 4 home games in a row and scored 3 goals in each of the last 3.
- MK Dons started the season with 2 wins and 6 defeats in their first 8 league and cup games and their last 8 games have produced 6 wins and 2 defeats. Since those initial 8 losses, MK Dons have lost just 3 of their last 14 league and cup games.
- After 3 league wins in their opening 11 games, MK Dons have won 6 in a row scoring 3 goals in 5 of them. They have scored 23 goals in 9 league games after managing 7 from the first 8.
- MK Dons have managed 91 shots on target in League 2 - the most in the division. The Gills have managed 52 - the joint fewest in the league. Those shots for MK Dons gave them the division's best accuracy with 45.3% of all their shots being on target.
- Both MK Dons and Chesterfield have scored the most first half League 2 goals (17) and have best first half goal difference (+7). The Gills have League 2's fewest first half goal tally with 6 and have scored just 2 before the break in their last 10 league games.
- MK Dons have been ahead at home in League 2 for 473 minutes and for 668 minutes home and away - both the highest amounts in the division. At home, it averages as leading for an average of 47.3 minutes in each home game despite not leading in 2 of them.

EFL Sky Bet League 2: MK Dons v Gillingham FC
Opposition Manager: Scott Lindsey. Matchday Team: Tom McGill, Laurence Maguire (Tom Carroll), Nico Lawrence, Luke Offord, Stephen Wearne (Ellis Harrison), Joe Pritchard (Callum Hendry), Liam Kelly, Aaron Nemane, [c] Alex Gilbey, Joe White, Scott Hogan
Opposition League Position: Sky Bet League 2 (7th)
Referee: Dale Baines
Attendance: 7,191 (1,009)

(15:01) Kick Off [ 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 ]
(15.06) MK Dons have a great chance to get the first goal but a poor touch allows Morris to gather.
(15.31) Good chance for MK Dons to open the scoring but a combination of a good save and poor finish denies the opening goal.
(15.44) A quick ball in for MK Dons sees Hogan fully stretched but he cannot and contact that would see the ball deflect home.
(15.46) There will be one minute of additional time.
(15.47) Half time 0-0

(16.03) The second half kicks off.
(16.12) Two shots off target in quick succession for the hosts - the first fired into the side netting and the second at an incredible pace just wide.
(16.15) Rowe causes a nusuance and Nolan fires low to the corner of the net which the 'keeper tips round the post for the Gills' first corner from which the Gills score.
(16.16) GOAL! MK Dons 0-1 Gillingham: McKenzie
(16.25) Rowe holds up possession before finding Nevitt who turns and shoots but misses the target.
(16.48) 6 minutes will be added to the end of the match.
(16.50) Double save by Morris, the ball is hacked off the line and Gills get a goal kick.
(16.56) FULL TIME 0-1

Gills' League Position After Game: 9th
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cevgx8mley8t
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iXILkNZkM