Barrow vs Gillingham

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🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 SO Legal Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Joyce 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Barrow 24 · Gillingham 17

Referee Stats

Ross Joyce

13 matches · 4.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.15
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.15
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	38%
Draws	15%
Away wins	46%

How the match was won

Gillingham outshot their opponent (5-14).
Barrow controlled possession (58%).
Gillingham had the sharper finishing (0-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barrow (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 34

Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Gillingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-11

Goals For / Against

24 / 36

Avg: 1.04 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.83

PPG

0.96

0.78

1.04

1.48

1.57

48%

O2.5

43%

BTTS

43%

22%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Barrow rank24th

Gillingham rank17th

Barrow points36

Gillingham points53

Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Gillingham: #17 · 53 pts · GD -19

33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barrow last 5 home

L L W L W

Points6/15

Weighted index27

Goals7-9

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Gillingham last 5 away

L L D D L

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Barrow score at home52%

Barrow clean sheet at home17%

Gillingham score away61%

Gillingham clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Barrow score first22%

Barrow win after scoring first60%

Gillingham score first26%

Gillingham win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Barrow 14% · Gillingham 43%

Avg first goal minute: Barrow 38.8' · Gillingham 49.8'

Vs league average

Barrow score at home0.78 vs 1.37

Barrow concede at home1.48 vs 1.20

Gillingham score away1.04 vs 1.20

Gillingham concede away1.57 vs 1.37

Barrow score 43% below league average, while Gillingham score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Barrow are 23% above league average at home, and Gillingham are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Barrow goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

0-15 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 0

Gillingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

61-75 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

16-30 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

385

269

Passes Accurate

267

148

Passes %

69%

55%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

33' ↑↓

↑↓

33' ⇄ C. Antwi

1st substitution · For: E. Williams

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ A. Little

2nd substitution · For: E. Coleman

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Malcolm

1st substitution · For: C. Mahoney

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Rose

2nd substitution · For: T. Walker

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Gordon

3rd substitution · For: Isaac Andrew Fletcher

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ R. Hutton

3rd substitution · For: A. Rowe

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Clark

4th substitution · For: Lenni Rae Cirino

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Palmer-Houlden

5th substitution · For: S. Vokes

90+13' ⚽

⚽

90+13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. McKenzie

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Williams

Barrow vs Gillingham 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Gillingham beat Barrow 1-0 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ross Joyce. It was played at SO Legal Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 33', with C. Antwi replacing E. Williams.

Second half: Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 56', with A. Little replacing E. Coleman. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 71', with J. Malcolm replacing C. Mahoney. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 85', with D. Rose replacing T. Walker. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. Gordon replacing Isaac Andrew Fletcher. Gillingham made their 3rd substitution at 90', with R. Hutton replacing A. Rowe. Gillingham made their 4th substitution at 90', with M. Clark replacing Lenni Rae Cirino. Gillingham made their 5th substitution at 90', with S. Palmer-Houlden replacing S. Vokes. Gillingham took the lead at 90+13' when R. McKenzie scored, with the assist credited to E. Williams, making the score 0-1.

Barrow used 3 substitutions while Gillingham used 5 substitutions.