GILLINGHAM. Gillingham conquers Wrexham 1-0 after T. Dieng scored just 1 goal (55′). Wrexham lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

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 8,693 spectators.​ The referee was Scott Simpson with the support of Hugh Gilroy and David Harrison. The 4th official was Adrian Tranter. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.92 degrees Celsius or 46.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Wrexham had a strong ball possession 58% while Gillingham was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wrexham had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Gillingham was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Gillingham shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wrexham shot 16 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Gillingham didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Wrexham received 2 yellow cards (Luke Bolton and Elliot Lee).

Standings

After this match, Gillingham has 51 points to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Wrexham will stays with 59 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will play away against Salford City on the 2nd of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Gillingham (0 draws).

Wrexham will play away against Forest Green Rovers on the 27th of February with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Wrexham (6 draws).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Stephen Clemence decided to play with the following team: Glenn Morris (7.5), Remeao Hutton (7.9), Conor Masterson (8.1), Max Ehmer (7.3), Shadrach Ogie (7.8), Max Clark (7.0), Timothée Dieng (7.8), Ethan Coleman (7.1), Jonathan Williams (6.8), Ashley Nadesan (6.3) and Oliver Hawkins (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Shaun Williams , Scott Malone (6.7), Robbie McKenzie (6.7), Jayden Clarke (6.4), Connor Mahoney, Taite Holtam and Josh Walker.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 3 changes: Jonathan Williams for Robbie McKenzie (76′), Ashley Nadesan for Jayden Clarke (77′) and Max Clark for Scott Malone (76′).

Player of the match: Conor Masterson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was Conor Masterson even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 40 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8.

Wrexham – Formation

Also Wrexham adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Phil Parkinson played with: Arthur Okonkwo (7.3), Ryan Barnett (7.0), Max Cleworth (7.0), Eoghan O’Connell (7.9), Jordan Tunnicliffe (6.7), Jacob Mendy (7.3), James McClean (7.0), Andy Cannon (7.1), Elliot Lee (7.5), Steven Fletcher (6.6) and Jack Marriott (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Tozer, Jordan Davies (7.0), Luke Young (6.4), Paul Mullin (6.7), Luke Bolton (7.0), Sam Dalby (6.6) and Mark Howard.

Substitutions

Wrexham made 5 changes: Jack Marriott for Paul Mullin (69′), Steven Fletcher for Sam Dalby (77′), Jordan Tunnicliffe for Luke Young (77′), Ryan Barnett for Luke Bolton (78′) and Jacob Mendy for Jordan Davies (78′).

Player of the match: Eoghan O’Connell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wrexham was Eoghan O’Connell.

His rating is 7.9 with 59 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Sutton United – Colchester United – 1-1
• Stockport County – Swindon Town – 0-0
• Notts County – Crewe Alexandra – 1-3
• Morecambe – Grimsby Town – 1-1
• Milton Keynes Dons – Newport County – 3-0
• Mansfield Town – Salford City – 5-1
• Harrogate Town – Walsall – 0-2
• Gillingham – Wrexham – 1-0
• Forest Green Rovers – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
• Doncaster Rovers – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
• Accrington Stanley – Crawley Town – 0-1