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England League Two 2026/27 · Regular Season - 7

Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers, 19 September 2026: result and statistics

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Gillingham

3 : 0 19 September 2026
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Bristol Rovers

2.29 xG Expected goals (xG) 0.88

Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

Statistics

Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

Events
League Two standings League Two
#TeamPScoredConcededPoints
10 Gillingham 9 11 9 13
5 Bristol Rovers 9 14 14 15

Squad news

Preliminary squads: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

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Preliminary
Gillingham 3-4-2-1
CoachGareth Ainsworth
Bristol Rovers 4-2-3-1
CoachSteve Evans
1. O. Wright
6.5 5. A. Smith
7.1 19. O. Beckles
6.9 26. L. Dobbs
7.1 22. N. Freeman
6.7 14. R. McKenzie
7.4 34. E. King
7.8 16. J. Brophy
6.9 10. R. Hale
6.5 24. H. Waldock
6.5 11. L. Sillah
6.3 1. B. Young
7.2 2. T. James
7.3 4. K. Balmer
6.8 17. C. Kelly
6.7 14. B. Purrington
7.1 21. R. Smallwood
6.7 6. C. Mola
6.7 7. S. Forde
6.7 11. J. Aitchison
6.6 10. B. Kamwa
7.6 19. E. Harrison
Gillingham Substitutes
13
T. Holtam
29
H. Webster D
20
J. Daley D
6.3
27
M. Luxton M
6.7
9
W. Goodwin F
6.5
12
G. McCleary M
6.7
18
S. Kendall M
6.4
Bristol Rovers Substitutes
32
C. Binns G
3
J. Sparkes D
7.5
5
A. Kilgour D
8
R. Russell-Denny M
6.6
27
P. Sanyaolu M
6.7
9
J. Quigley F
6.8
29
F. Cavegn F
7.0

Pre-match statistics

Form over the last five matches: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

Gillingham

2 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses in the last 5 matches

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Gillingham — all matches

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Gillingham

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Gillingham — at home

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Gillingham
Bristol Rovers

4 wins, 0 draws, 1 losses in the last 5 matches

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Bristol Rovers — all matches

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Bristol Rovers

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Bristol Rovers — away

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Bristol Rovers

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Head-to-head: Gillingham and Bristol Rovers

Head-to-head
DateCompetitionOpponentScore
21.03.2026 League Two Gillingham — Bristol Rovers 1:2
08.11.2025 League Two Bristol Rovers — Gillingham 0:1
20.02.2021 League One Gillingham — Bristol Rovers 2:0
02.12.2020 League One Bristol Rovers — Gillingham 0:2
17.09.2019 League One Bristol Rovers — Gillingham 1:1

Match timeline

Match events: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

Second half 3 - 0
1 - 0
J. Brophy Assist: H. Waldock Goal
G. McCleary Replaced: R. Hale Substitution
F. Cavegn Replaced: B. Kamwa Substitution
Ellis Harrison Yellow card · Foul
Kofi Balmer Yellow card · Time wasting
R. Russell-Denny Replaced: S. Forde Substitution
W. Goodwin Replaced: L. Sillah Substitution
J. Quigley Replaced: E. Harrison Substitution
M. Luxton Replaced: E. King Substitution
S. Kendall Replaced: H. Waldock Substitution
2 - 0
S. Kendall Assist: N. Freeman Goal
3 - 0
S. Kendall Goal
Garath McCleary Yellow card · Foul
Gillingham Metric Bristol Rovers
3 Goals 0
2.29 Expected goals (xG) 0.88
10 Shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 2
0 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 3
4 Shots outside the box 5
2 Corners 1
8 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 4
54 % Ball possession, % 46 %
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
356 Total passes 310
226 Accurate passes 177
63 % Pass accuracy, % 57 %
1 Yellow cards 2

Player statistics

Player ratings: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

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Gillingham Rating
18
Sheldon Kendall M · 14 min · Substitute appearance · goals: 2
8.3
Goals 2 Assists 0 Shots 3 Shots on target 3 Duels: won / total — / 1 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
16
James Brophy M · 90 min · goals: 1
8.2
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 23 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Tackles 5 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 7 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Dribbled past 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
22
Nick Freeman M · 90 min · assists: 1
7.5
Assists 1 Total passes 36 Pass accuracy, % 25 % Key passes 2 Tackles 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 8 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 3 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
5
Andy Smith D · 90 min
7.5
Assists 0 Total passes 38 Pass accuracy, % 22 % Tackles 3 Duels: won / total 7 / 8 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
26
Logan Dobbs D · 90 min
7.0
Assists 0 Total passes 42 Pass accuracy, % 29 % Tackles 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 6 / 10 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
9
Will Goodwin F · 15 min · Substitute appearance
7.0
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 4 Pass accuracy, % 3 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 2 Offsides 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
1
Oliver Wright G · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 38 Pass accuracy, % 19 % Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goalkeeper saves 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
24
Harry Waldock F · 83 min · assists: 1
6.9
Assists 1 Total passes 26 Pass accuracy, % 12 % Key passes 3 Tackles 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 8 / 21 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 3 Fouls drawn 3 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
27
Michael Luxton M · 14 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 3 Pass accuracy, % 2 % Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 2 Dribbled past 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Lamin Sillah F · 75 min
6.6
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 15 Pass accuracy, % 12 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 9 / 21 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 2 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
10
Ronan Hale F · 62 min
6.5
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 22 Pass accuracy, % 19 % Key passes 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
19
Omar Beckles D · 90 min · Captain
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 35 Pass accuracy, % 21 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 10 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
14
Robbie McKenzie M · 90 min
6.3
Assists 0 Shots 3 Total passes 29 Pass accuracy, % 19 % Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total — / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
34
Eli King M · 83 min
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 43 Pass accuracy, % 24 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 5 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
12
Garath McCleary M · 28 min · Substitute appearance
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 2 Pass accuracy, % 1 % Duels: won / total — / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
13
Taite Holtam G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
20
Jack Daley D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
29
Harry Webster D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
Bristol Rovers Rating
4
Kofi Balmer D · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 25 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 3 Duels: won / total 4 / 6 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
9
Joe Quigley F · 10 min · Substitute appearance
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 5 Pass accuracy, % 3 % Duels: won / total 3 / 4 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Clinton Mola M · 90 min
6.5
Assists 0 Total passes 33 Pass accuracy, % 17 % Tackles 3 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 7 / 14 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2
Tom James D · 90 min
6.5
Assists 0 Total passes 28 Pass accuracy, % 25 % Key passes 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 3 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
1
Brad Young G · 90 min
6.5
Assists 0 Total passes 31 Pass accuracy, % 9 % Goalkeeper saves 3 Goals conceded 3 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
19
Ellis Harrison F · 80 min
6.5
Assists 0 Total passes 19 Pass accuracy, % 10 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 6 / 15 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
21
Richard Smallwood M · 90 min · Captain
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 41 Pass accuracy, % 30 % Tackles 3 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 6 / 10 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Jack Aitchison M · 90 min
6.3
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 26 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 6 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
10
Bobby Kamwa M · 64 min
6.3
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 12 Pass accuracy, % 8 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 8 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls drawn 2 Offsides 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
29
Fabrizio Cavegn F · 26 min · Substitute appearance
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total — / 4 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
8
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny M · 18 min · Substitute appearance
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 4 Pass accuracy, % 3 % Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
7
Shaqai Forde M · 72 min
6.2
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 17 Pass accuracy, % 10 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 3 Dribbled past 2 Fouls committed 1 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
14
Ben Purrington D · 90 min
5.6
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 36 Pass accuracy, % 9 % Tackles 3 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 7 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
17
Ciaran Kelly D · 90 min
5.6
Assists 0 Total passes 32 Pass accuracy, % 17 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 7 / 12 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
32
Charlie Binns G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
3
Jack Sparkes D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
5
Alfie Kilgour D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
27
Philip Sanyaolu M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

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Pre-match statistics

Corners: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

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Gillingham
Average per match
10.4
Team 3.8 Opponent 6.6
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

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Gillingham

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Corners · Gillingham — at home

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Gillingham
Bristol Rovers
Average per match
10.6
Team 7.2 Opponent 3.4
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Corners · Bristol Rovers — all matches

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Bristol Rovers

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Bristol Rovers

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Shots on target: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

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Gillingham
Average per match
7.2
Team 3.6 Opponent 3.6
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Shots on target · Gillingham — all matches

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Gillingham

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Shots on target · Gillingham — at home

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Gillingham
Bristol Rovers
Average per match
7.6
Team 5.6 Opponent 2
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

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Shots on target · Bristol Rovers — all matches

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Bristol Rovers

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Shots on target · Bristol Rovers — away

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Bristol Rovers

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Yellow cards: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

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Gillingham
Average per match
4
Team 2 Opponent 2
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards · Gillingham — all matches

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Gillingham

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Yellow cards · Gillingham — at home

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Gillingham
Bristol Rovers
Average per match
4.6
Team 2.6 Opponent 2
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards · Bristol Rovers — all matches

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Bristol Rovers

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Bristol Rovers

Per-match average · last 5 games

Team statistical profile: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

Gillingham
Bristol Rovers
Expected goals (xG)
Shots
Shots on target
Corners
Ball possession, %
Pass accuracy, %
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Offsides

Team statistical profile

Gillingham — all matches

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Gillingham
DateCompetitionOpponent Expected goals (xG) Result
12.09.2026 League Two Gillingham — Tranmere 1.530:1.240 W
05.09.2026 League Two Rochdale — Gillingham 1.390:0.760 W
01.09.2026 League Two Chesterfield — Gillingham 0.420:2.240 D
29.08.2026 League Two Gillingham — Northampton 0.640:0.340 D
22.08.2026 League Two Fleetwood Town — Gillingham 1.020:1.400 D

Team statistical profile

Gillingham — at home

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Gillingham
DateCompetitionOpponent Expected goals (xG) Result
12.09.2026 League Two Gillingham — Tranmere 1.530:1.240 W
29.08.2026 League Two Gillingham — Northampton 0.640:0.340 D
15.08.2026 League Two Gillingham — Walsall 1.770:3.450 L
21.07.2026 Friendlies Clubs Gillingham — Millwall —:— W
18.07.2026 Friendlies Clubs Gillingham — Charlton —:— L

Team statistical profile

Bristol Rovers — all matches

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Bristol Rovers
DateCompetitionOpponent Expected goals (xG) Result
12.09.2026 League Two Grimsby — Bristol Rovers 0.120:1.190 L
05.09.2026 League Two Bristol Rovers — Rotherham 1.350:1.390 W
01.09.2026 League Two Bristol Rovers — Colchester 3.030:0.790 W
29.08.2026 League Two Crawley Town — Bristol Rovers 4.360:0.850 W
22.08.2026 League Two Bristol Rovers — Newport County 3.250:0.710 W

Team statistical profile

Bristol Rovers — away

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Bristol Rovers
DateCompetitionOpponent Expected goals (xG) Result
12.09.2026 League Two Grimsby — Bristol Rovers 0.120:1.190 L
29.08.2026 League Two Crawley Town — Bristol Rovers 4.360:0.850 W
15.08.2026 League Two York — Bristol Rovers 2.020:1.620 L
21.07.2026 Friendlies Clubs Forest Green — Bristol Rovers —:— D
11.07.2026 Friendlies Clubs Salisbury — Bristol Rovers —:— W

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Match information

Match information: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

Kick-off19 September 2026, 17:00
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026/27
Round / stageRegular Season - 7
VenuePriestfield Stadium
CityGillingham

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Gillingham — Bristol Rovers

01 What time does Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers kick off?

Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers (League Two) kicks off 19 September 2026, 17:00.

02 Where is Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers being played?

The match is played at Priestfield Stadium (Gillingham).

03 What is the recent form of Gillingham and Bristol Rovers?

Gillingham: 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 8–3. Bristol Rovers: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 10–5.

04 How many times have Gillingham and Bristol Rovers played each other?

Our database has 5 previous head-to-head meetings for these teams.

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