GILLINGHAM. Bradford City conquers Gillingham with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Walker (31′) and a goal from A. Cook (75′).

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 4,874 spectators.​ The referee was Scott Jackson with the collaboration of Conor Farrell and Ryan Head. The 4th official was Stephen Brown. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.99 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Gillingham

0 - 2

Bradford City

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 7 Total 12
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 93 Attack 98
  • 48 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 19
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Gillingham had a strong ball possession 55% while Bradford City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Bradford City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Gillingham shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Bradford City shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Gillingham received 3 yellow cards (Max Ehmer, Macauley Bonne and Conor Masterson). On the opposite side, Bradford City received 5 yellow cards (Lewis Richards, Alex Gilliead, Brad Halliday, Matty Platt and Ciaran Kelly).

Match Timeline

31'
Jamie Walker(goal)
50'
Matty Platt- Yellow
51'
Alex Gilliead- Yellow
55'
55'
Ciaran Kelly- Yellow
Max Ehmer- Yellow
57'
Conor Masterson- Yellow
59'
60'
Brad Halliday- Yellow
86'
Lewis Richards- Yellow
Oliver Hawkins- sub ->George Lapslie
61'
61'
64'
Jayden Clarke- sub ->Jonathan Williams
72'
Dom Jefferies- sub ->Ethan Coleman
72'
75'
Andy Cook(goal)
83'
83'
Alex Pattison- sub ->Jamie Walker

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 stays with 31 points like Morecambe and Accrington Stanley to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City will has 29 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will play away with Forest Green Rovers on the 23rd of December with a 0-0 head to head.

Bradford City will play away against Doncaster Rovers on the 23rd of December with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham
G
Jake Turner 25.England
6.0
D
Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
59'
D
Max Ehmer 5.Germany
6.8
57'
D
Scott Malone 13.England
6.4
D
Robbie McKenzie 14.England
6.6
M
George Lapslie 7.England
6.8
61'
M
Jonathan Williams 8.Wales
6.8
72'
M
Ethan Coleman 18.England
6.3
72'
M
Connor Mahoney 23.England
7.1
M
Timothée Dieng 38.France
7.0
F
Macauley Bonne 45.Zimbabwe
7.0
61' 55'
Substitutes
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
D
Cheye Alexander 2.England
D
Shadrach Ogie 22.England
M
Dom Jefferies 11.Wales
6.4
72'
M
Jayden Clarke 17.England
6.6
72'
F
Tom Nichols 9.England
6.4
61'
F
Oliver Hawkins 12.England
6.8
61'

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 (6.0), Robbie McKenzie (6.6), Conor Masterson (7.1), Max Ehmer (6.8), Scott Malone (6.4), Timothée Dieng (7.0), Ethan Coleman (6.3), Connor Mahoney (7.1), George Lapslie (6.8), Jonathan Williams (6.8) and Macauley Bonne (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Cheye Alexander, Tom Nichols (6.4), Dom Jefferies (6.4), Oliver Hawkins (6.8), Jayden Clarke (6.6) and Shadrach Ogie.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 4 changes: Jonathan Williams for Jayden Clarke (72′), Ethan Coleman for Dom Jefferies (72′), George Lapslie for Oliver Hawkins (61′) and Macauley Bonne for Tom Nichols (61′).

Player of the match: Conor Masterson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was Conor Masterson.

His rating is 7.1 with 33 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
7.3
D
Matty Platt 5.England
7.3
50'
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
7.0
55'
D
J. Tomkinson 31.United States
7.5
M
Brad Halliday 2.England
6.7
60'
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
7.0
M
Jamie Walker 7.Scotland
7.9
83' 31'
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
6.8
51'
M
Lewis Richards 32.England
7.0
86'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
7.9
83' 75'
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
7.1
64'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Sam Stubbs 15.England
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 8.Republic of Ireland
6.6
83'
M
Alex Pattison 10.England
6.4
83'
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
F
Vadaine Oliver 19.England
6.7
64'
F
Matt Derbyshire 27.England

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

Graham Alexander played with: Harry Lewis (7.3), Jonathan Tomkinson (7.5), Matty Platt (7.3), Ciaran Kelly (7.0), Brad Halliday (6.7), Alex Gilliead (6.8), Richard Smallwood   (7.0), Lewis Richards (7.0), Jamie Walker (7.9), Tyler Smith (7.1) and Andy Cook (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Emmanuel Osadebe (6.6), Alex Pattison (6.4), Clarke Oduor, Colin Doyle, Sam Stubbs, Vadaine Oliver (6.7) and Matt Derbyshire.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 3 changes: Tyler Smith for Vadaine Oliver (64′), Andy Cook for Emmanuel Osadebe (83′) and Jamie Walker for Alex Pattison (83′).

Player of the match: Jamie Walker​

The most impressive player for Bradford City was Jamie Walker.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 25 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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