GILLINGHAM. Tranmere Rovers and Gillingham draw 1-1. R. Hendry scored the first goal (4′) for Tranmere Rovers. C. Masterson made it even (84′). Gillingham was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
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 6,077 spectators. The referee was James Linington with the collaboration of Andrew Fox and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Paul Johnson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.46 degrees Celsius or 49.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 26 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 5
- 12 Shots blocked 1
- 110 Attack 91
- 68 Dangerous attack 34
- 107 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Gillingham had a strong ball possession 59% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gillingham was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Gillingham to win the match.
Gillingham shot 26 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Gillingham received 1 yellow card (Timothée Dieng). Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Luke McGee, Regan Hendry and Chris Merrie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gillingham has 55 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers will has 44 points like Swindon Town to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will play away with AFC Wimbledon on the 12th of March with a 8-6 head to head in favor of AFC Wimbledon (6 draws).
Tranmere Rovers will host Mansfield Town on the 12th of March with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham
77'
84'
29'
Gillingham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Stephen Clemence decided to play with the following team: Glenn Morris , Remeao Hutton , Conor Masterson , Shadrach Ogie , Max Ehmer , Max Clark , Timothée Dieng , Ethan Coleman , Jonathan Williams , Ashley Nadesan and Oliver Hawkins .
The home team had on the bench: Shaun Williams , George Lapslie , Scott Malone , Robbie McKenzie, Connor Mahoney , Jake Turner and Josh Walker .
Substitutions
Gillingham made 4 changes: Shadrach Ogie for George Lapslie (46′), Max Clark for Scott Malone (77′), Ethan Coleman for Josh Walker (77′) and Ashley Nadesan for Connor Mahoney (46′).
Player of the match: Connor Mahoney
The most impressive player for Gillingham was Connor Mahoney.
His rating is with 18 passes (89% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nigel Adkins played with: Luke McGee , Lee O’Connor , Josef Yarney , Jordan Turnbull , Connor Wood , Robert Apter , Chris Merrie , Regan Hendry , Harvey Saunders , Connor Jennings and Luke Norris .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Murphy, Kristian Dennis , Samuel Taylor , Paul Lewis , Reece McAlear, Dan Pike and Jean Belehouan.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Luke Norris for Paul Lewis (73′), Harvey Saunders for Kristian Dennis (81′) and Robert Apter for Samuel Taylor (81′).
Player of the match: Regan Hendry
The most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Regan Hendry.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Grimsby Town – 1-1
- Stockport County – Newport County – 1-0
- Notts County – AFC Wimbledon – 0-2
- Morecambe – Wrexham – 1-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Salford City – 3-1
- Mansfield Town – Swindon Town – 3-2
- Harrogate Town – Crawley Town – 1-2
- Gillingham – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Walsall – 2-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Barrow – Colchester United – 2-0
- Accrington Stanley – Bradford City – 0-3
