BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers beat Gillingham 3-1 thanks to R. Apter who scored in the 43rd and 60th minute. Tranmere Rovers was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Robert Apter (43′), Connor Jennings (53′) and Robert Apter (60′). Gillingham reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 1′) by Connor Mahoney, but there was not much to do for them. Gillingham was surely better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards with the support of Joe Simpson and Johnathon Bickerdike. The 4th official was Richard Woodward. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.87 degrees Celsius or 40.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Tranmere Rovers

3 - 1

Gillingham

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 87 Attack 144
  • 34 Dangerous attack 88
  • 73 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Gillingham had a strong ball possession 66% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham had a more offensive attitude with 88 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Tranmere Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Tranmere Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Gillingham shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Kristian Dennis, Reece McAlear and Connor Jennings). Regarding the opposition, Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (George Lapslie and Conor Masterson).

Match Timeline

Connor Jennings- Yellow
36'
Kristian Dennis- Yellow
39'
Rob Apter(goal)
43'
45'
Conor Masterson- Yellow
Connor Jennings(goal)Brad Walker
53'
54'
George Lapslie- Yellow
Rob Apter(goal)Brad Walker
60'
62'
Jayden Clarke- sub ->George Lapslie
62'
Timothée Dieng- sub ->Jonathan Williams
72'
Reece McAlear- sub ->Brad Walker
81'
Josef Yarney- sub ->Jordan Turnbull
82'
Josh Hawkes- sub ->Robert Apter
89'
Harvey Saunders- sub ->Kieron Morris
89'
90'
Connor Mahoney(goal)
Reece McAlear- 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, Tranmere Rovers will have 17 points to remain in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Gillingham will stay with 28 points like AFC Wimbledon to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will host Stockport County on the 17th of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Gillingham will play away agasint Newport County on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
7.1
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Tom Davies 5.England
6.8
D
Jordan Turnbull 6.England
7.0
82'
D
Connor Wood 27.England
7.1
M
Brad Walker 4.England
8.5
81'
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
7.7
89'
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
7.0
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
8.5
89' 43', 60'
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
6.4
39'
F
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.9
36' 53'
Substitutes
G
Conor Robson 29.England
D
Jake Leake 3.England
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
6.7
82'
D
Dan Pike 24.England
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
6.3
89'
M
Reece McAlear 23.Scotland
6.3
81' 90'
F
Harvey Saunders 19.England
6.4
89'

Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Nigel Adkins decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee (7.1), Lee O’Connor (7.5), Tom Davies (6.8), Jordan Turnbull (7.0), Connor Wood (7.1), Robert Apter (8.5), Brad Walker (8.5), Regan Hendry (7.0), Kieron Morris (7.7), Connor Jennings (7.9) and Kristian Dennis (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jake Leake, Josh Hawkes (6.3), Harvey Saunders (6.4), Josef Yarney (6.7), Reece McAlear (6.3), Dan Pike and Conor Robson.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 4 changes: Brad Walker for Reece McAlear (81′), Jordan Turnbull for Josef Yarney (82′), Kieron Morris for Harvey Saunders (89′) and Robert Apter for Josh Hawkes (89′).

Player of the match: Brad Walker​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Brad Walker even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham
G
Jake Turner 25.England
5.8
D
Cheye Alexander 2.England
6.0
D
Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland
6.4
45'
D
Scott Malone 13.England
6.7
D
Shadrach Ogie 22.England
7.3
M
George Lapslie 7.England
6.6
62' 54'
M
Jonathan Williams 8.Wales
6.4
62'
M
Dom Jefferies 11.Wales
6.7
M
Ethan Coleman 18.England
7.3
M
Connor Mahoney 23.England
8.1
90'
F
Tom Nichols 9.England
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
D
Max Clark 3.England
D
Max Ehmer 5.Germany
M
Shaun Williams 6.Republic of Ireland
M
Jayden Clarke 17.England
7.0
62'
M
Timothée Dieng 38.France
7.3
62'
M
Macauley Bonne 45.Zimbabwe
6.6
72'

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

Stephen Clemence played with: Jake Turner (5.8), Cheye Alexander (6.0), Conor Masterson (6.4), Shadrach Ogie (7.3), Scott Malone (6.7), Ethan Coleman (7.3), Dom Jefferies (6.7), Connor Mahoney (8.1), George Lapslie (6.6), Jonathan Williams (6.4) and Tom Nichols (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Glenn Morris, Max Clark, Max Ehmer, Shaun Williams , Jayden Clarke (7.0), Timothée Dieng (7.3) and Macauley Bonne (6.6).

Substitutions

Gillingham made 3 changes: Tom Nichols for Macauley Bonne (72′), George Lapslie for Jayden Clarke (62′) and Jonathan Williams for Timothée Dieng (62′).

Player of the match: Connor Mahoney​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was Connor Mahoney.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 74 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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