GILLINGHAM. Gillingham tops Salford City 3-1.

The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,431 spectators.​ The referee was Paul Howard with the assistance of Hugh Gilroy and Scott Williams. The 4th official was Stephen Brown. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.24 degrees Celsius or 55.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Gillingham

3 - 1

Salford City

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 10 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 82 Attack 101
  • 63 Dangerous attack 42
  • 87 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Gillingham was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Salford City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gillingham won the match​.

Gillingham shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Salford City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (Tom Nichols and Max Clark). On the opposite side, Salford City received 1 yellow card (Stevie Mallan).

Match Timeline

Connor Mahoney(goal)
22'
Max Clark- Yellow
26'
34'
Conor McAleny- sub ->Luke Garbutt
37'
Matt Smith(goal)Ryan Watson
44'
Stevie Mallan- Yellow
54'
Dom Jefferies(goal)Cheye Alexander
62'
63'
Adrian Mariappa- sub ->Theo Vassell
64'
Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Matthew Lund
Jayden Clarke- sub ->Connor Mahoney
74'
76'
Timothée Dieng- sub ->Jonathan Williams
81'
Ashley Nadesan- sub ->Tom Nichols
81'
89'

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 this match, Gillingham will have 28 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Salford City will stay with 21 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will play away with Newport County on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Salford City will host Barrow on the 17th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (4 draws).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham
G
Jake Turner 25.England
7.1
D
Cheye Alexander 2.England
7.3
D
Max Clark 3.England
6.7
26'
D
Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Shadrach Ogie 22.England
7.0
M
George Lapslie 7.England
6.7
89'
M
Jonathan Williams 8.Wales
7.3
81'
M
Dom Jefferies 11.Wales
8.1
62'
M
Ethan Coleman 18.England
7.0
M
Connor Mahoney 23.England
7.5
74' 22'
F
Tom Nichols 9.England
7.0
81' 76' 54'
Substitutes
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
D
Max Ehmer 5.Germany
M
Shaun Williams 6.Republic of Ireland
M
Jayden Clarke 17.England
6.7
74'
M
Timothée Dieng 38.France
6.7
81'
M
Macauley Bonne 45.Zimbabwe
6.6
89'
F
Ashley Nadesan 10.England
6.8
81'

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

The manager Stephen Clemence decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner (7.1), Cheye Alexander (7.3), Conor Masterson (7.0), Shadrach Ogie (7.0), Max Clark (6.7), Ethan Coleman (7.0), Dom Jefferies (8.1), Connor Mahoney (7.5), Jonathan Williams (7.3), George Lapslie (6.7) and Tom Nichols (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Max Ehmer, Shaun Williams , Ashley Nadesan (6.8), Jayden Clarke (6.7), Timothée Dieng (6.7) and Macauley Bonne (6.6).

Gillingham could not rely on the presence of Macauley Bonne (injured) and Timothée Dieng (injured).

Substitutions

Gillingham made 4 changes: Connor Mahoney for Jayden Clarke (74′), George Lapslie for Macauley Bonne (89′), Jonathan Williams for Timothée Dieng (81′) and Tom Nichols for Ashley Nadesan (81′).

Best player: Dom Jefferies​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was Dom Jefferies.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
6.1
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
7.0
D
Luke Garbutt 29.England
6.8
34'
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
6.4
63'
M
Declan John 3.Wales
7.0
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
8.7
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
7.9
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
6.4
64'
M
Connor McLennan 11.Scotland
6.7
M
Stevie Mallan 14.Scotland
7.5
44'
F
Matt Smith 17.England
7.5
37'
Substitutes
G
Joseph Wright 13.England
D
Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica
7.3
63'
M
Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands
6.6
64'
M
Marcus Dackers 36.England
M
L. Humbles 47.England
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
6.3
34'

Salford City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Neil Wood played with: Alex Cairns (6.1), Theo Vassell (6.4), Curtis Tilt (7.0), Luke Garbutt (6.8), Connor McLennan (6.7), Stevie Mallan (7.5), Elliot Watt (8.7), Declan John (7.0), Matthew Lund (6.4), Ryan Watson (7.9) and Matt Smith (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Adrian Mariappa (7.3), Joseph Wright, Conor McAleny (6.3), Kelly N’Mai (6.6), Marcus Dackers and Liam Humbles.

Salford City could not rely on the presence of Conor McAleny (injured) and Kelly N’Mai (injured).

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: Luke Garbutt for Conor McAleny (34′), Theo Vassell for Adrian Mariappa (63′) and Matthew Lund for Kelly N’Mai (64′).

Best player: Elliot Watt​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Elliot Watt.

His rating is (8.7) with 81 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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