GILLINGHAM. Mansfield Town had a surprising win over Gillingham with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Akins (17′) and a goal from G. Lapslie (33′).

L. Akins squandered a penalty (29′) for Mansfield Town.​

The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves who had the assistance of Paul Kelly and Andy Laver. The 4th official was Adrian Tranter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Gillingham

0 - 2

Mansfield Town

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 7 Total 14
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 77 Attack 93
  • 46 Dangerous attack 78
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Gillingham was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the contest.​

Gillingham shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Gillingham received 1 yellow card (J. Gbode). Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town received 1 yellow card (R. Harbottle).

Match Timeline

17'
Lucas Akins(goal)K. Gordon
29'
Lucas Akins- missed penalty
George Lapslie(goal)A. Hartigan
33'
46'
61'
Joseph Gbode- sub ->L. Walker
61'
66'
73'
73'
James Perch- sub ->R. Harbottle
Joseph Gbode- Yellow
78'
81'
Jordan Bowery- sub ->K. Gordon

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After playing this contest, Gillingham will stay with 6 points like Crawley Town and Colchester United to hold in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town will have 16 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will host Leyton Orient on the 18th of April with a 5-5 head to head statistic.

Mansfield Town will play away agasint Newport County on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (8 draws).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
6.4
D
Robbie McKenzie 14.England
7.1
D
Elkan Baggott 23.Indonesia
6.9
D
Max Ehmer 5.Germany
6.1
D
Haji Mnoga 12.England
6.1
46'
M
Shaun Williams 6.Republic of Ireland
6.4
M
Stuart O'Keefe 8.England
6.6
M
Hakeeb Adelakun 21.England
6.2
61'
M
Ben Reeves 11.Northern Ireland
6.1
73'
F
Mikael Mandron 9.France
6.9
F
Lewis Walker 19.England
6.6
61'
Substitutes
G
Jake Turner 25.England
D
W. Wright 4.England
D
Ryan Law 17.England
6.8
46'
D
Cheye Alexander 2.England
M
Alex MacDonald 7.Scotland
6.7
73'
M
Joseph Gbode 29.England
6.9
61' 78'
F
Jordan Green 22.England
6.3
61'

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

The manager Neil Harris decided to play with the following team: Glenn Morris (6.4), Haji Mnoga (6.1), Max Ehmer (6.1), Elkan Baggott (6.9), Robbie McKenzie (7.1), Hakeeb Adelakun (6.2), Stuart O’Keefe (6.6), Shaun Williams (6.4), Ben Reeves (6.1), Mikael Mandron (6.9) and Lewis Walker (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Alex MacDonald (6.7), J. Turner, Jordan Green (6.3), W. Wright, Joseph Gbode (6.9), Ryan Law (6.8) and C. Alexander.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 4 changes: H. Mnoga for R. Law (46′), H. Adelakun for J. Green (61′), L. Walker for J. Gbode (61′) and B. Reeves for A. MacDonald (73′).

Best player: Robbie McKenzie​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was Robbie McKenzie.

His rating is (7.1) with 19 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town
G
Christy Pym 1.England
6.8
D
Elliott Hewitt 4.Wales
6.5
D
Riley Harbottle 6.England
6.1
73' 66'
D
George Lapslie 32.England
7.9
33'
M
Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Ollie Clarke 8.England
7.3
M
K. Gordon 2.England
8.0
81'
M
Anthony Hartigan 5.England
7.4
M
Lucas Akins 7.Grenada
6.6
17'
F
Oliver Hawkins 12.England
7.3
F
George Maris 10.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
Scott Flinders 13.England
D
James Perch 14.England
6.6
73'
M
John-Joe O'Toole 35.Republic of Ireland
M
Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland
M
Kieran Wallace 17.England
F
Jordan Bowery 9.England
6.4
81'
F
James Gale 21.England

Mansfield Town started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym (6.8), Elliott Hewitt (6.5), George Lapslie (7.9), Riley Harbottle (6.1), Kellan Gordon (8.0), Ollie Clarke (7.3), Anthony Hartigan (7.4), Lucas Akins (6.6), Stephen McLaughlin (7.1), George Maris (7.0) and Oliver Hawkins (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: S. Flinders, James Perch (6.6), J. O’Toole, Jordan Bowery (6.4), S. Quinn, K. Wallace and J. Gale.

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 2 changes: R. Harbottle for J. Perch (73′) and K. Gordon for J. Bowery (81′).

Best player: Kellan Gordon​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Kellan Gordon even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 24 passes (54% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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