GILLINGHAM. Gillingham beats Accrington Stanley 1-0 after A. Nadesan scored just 1 goal (29′).

The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the support of Paul Kelly and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Oliver Bickle. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Gillingham

1 - 0

Accrington Stanley

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 105 Attack 86
  • 80 Dangerous attack 31
  • 90 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Gillingham was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Accrington Stanley that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gillingham won the match​.

Gillingham shot 15 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Gillingham received 3 yellow cards (Dom Jefferies, Shadrach Ogie and Max Ehmer). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Josh Andrews and Jay Bagueloc’rich).

Match Timeline

Dom Jefferies- Yellow
4'
Josh Andrews- Yellow
26'
Ashley Nadesan(goal)
29'
Shadrach Ogie- Yellow
58'
62'
Jay Rich-Baghuelou- Yellow
65'
Korede Adedoyin- sub ->Josh Andrews
65'
Rosaire Longelo- sub ->Jack Nolan
65'
Shaun Whalley- sub ->Sean McConville
George Lapslie- sub ->Timothée Dieng
75'
75'
Matt Lowe- sub ->Kelvin Mellor
Cheye Alexander- sub ->Jonathan Williams
82'
Ethan Coleman- sub ->Dom Jefferies
82'
83'
Max Ehmer- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this match, Gillingham has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the other side, Accrington Stanley stays with 4 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will play away against Newport County on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Accrington Stanley will play away agasint Colchester United on the 17th of February with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham
G
Jake Turner 25.England
6.9
D
Max Ehmer 5.Germany
6.8
90'
D
Scott Malone 13.England
7.8
D
Robbie McKenzie 14.England
7.3
D
Shadrach Ogie 22.England
7.3
58'
M
Shaun Williams 6.Republic of Ireland
7.2
M
Jonathan Williams 8.Wales
7.0
82'
M
Tom Nichols 9.England
8.1
M
Dom Jefferies 11.Wales
6.8
82' 4'
M
Timothée Dieng 38.France
6.5
75'
F
Ashley Nadesan 10.England
7.3
83' 29'
Substitutes
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
D
Cheye Alexander 2.England
82'
D
Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland
M
George Lapslie 7.England
75'
M
Jayden Clarke 17.England
M
Ethan Coleman 18.England
82'
M
Macauley Bonne 45.Zimbabwe
83'

Gillingham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Neil Harris decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner (6.9), Robbie McKenzie (7.3), Max Ehmer (6.8), Shadrach Ogie (7.3), Scott Malone (7.8), Timothée Dieng (6.5), Shaun Williams (7.2), Tom Nichols (8.1), Jonathan Williams (7.0), Dom Jefferies (6.8) and Ashley Nadesan (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Cheye Alexander, Conor Masterson, George Lapslie, Jayden Clarke, Ethan Coleman and Macauley Bonne.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 4 changes: Timothée Dieng for George Lapslie (75′), Jonathan Williams for Cheye Alexander (82′), Dom Jefferies for Ethan Coleman (82′) and Ashley Nadesan for Macauley Bonne (83′).

Best player: Tom Nichols​

The most impressive player for Gillingham was Tom Nichols even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 19 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley
G
Toby Savin 1.England
7.0
D
Jay Rich-Baghuelou 3.Australia
7.2
62'
D
Kelvin Mellor 4.England
6.6
75'
D
Brad Hills 5.England
7.2
D
Sebastian Quirk 12.England
6.5
M
Liam Coyle 6.England
7.1
M
Sean McConville 11.England
6.9
65'
M
Jack Nolan 17.England
7.0
65'
M
Tommy Leigh 18.England
6.5
M
Seamus Conneely 28.Republic of Ireland
7.3
F
Josh Andrews 19.England
7.3
65' 26'
Substitutes
G
Liam Isherwood 13.England
D
Bailey Sloane 23.England
D
Aaron Pickles 25.England
M
Shaun Whalley 7.England
6.5
65'
M
Rosaire Longelo 14.England
6.5
65'
F
Matt Lowe 9.England
75'
F
Korede Adedoyin 55.England
6.6
65'

Accrington Stanley started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

John Coleman played with: Toby Savin (7.0), Kelvin Mellor (6.6), Jay Bagueloc’rich (7.2), Brad Hills (7.2), Seb Quirk (6.5), Seamus Conneely (7.3), Jack Nolan (7.0), Liam Coyle (7.1), Tommy Leigh (6.5), Sean McConville (6.9) and Josh Andrews (7.3).

They had on the bench: Shaun Whalley (6.5), Matt Lowe, Liam Isherwood, Rosaire Longelo (6.5), Bailey Sloane, Aaron Pickles and Korede Adedoyin (6.6).

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 4 changes: Josh Andrews for Korede Adedoyin (65′), Jack Nolan for Rosaire Longelo (65′), Sean McConville for Shaun Whalley (65′) and Kelvin Mellor for Matt Lowe (75′).

Best player: Josh Andrews​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Josh Andrews.

His rating is (7.3) with 10 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 23.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​