Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham

Fleetwood Town

2 - 1

Gillingham

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Highbury Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Parkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Fleetwood Town 15 · Gillingham 17

Referee Stats

Stephen Parkinson

16 matches · 3.38 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.38
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	44%
Draws	25%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Fleetwood Town controlled possession (59%).
Fleetwood Town had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Fleetwood Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-9-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 34

Avg: 1.48 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 1.43

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

1.43

PPG

0.96

1.48

1.04

1.48

1.57

57%

O2.5

43%

83%

BTTS

43%

39%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Fleetwood Town rank15th

Gillingham rank17th

Fleetwood Town points61

Gillingham points53

Fleetwood Town: #15 · 61 pts · GD -1

25 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Fleetwood Town last 5 home

D D L W D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals5-7

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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.

Fleetwood Town trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS83%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

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

Fleetwood Town score at home87%

Fleetwood Town clean sheet at home13%

Gillingham score away61%

Gillingham clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Fleetwood Town score first39%

Fleetwood Town win after scoring first33%

Gillingham score first26%

Gillingham win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Fleetwood Town 64% · Gillingham 43%

Avg first goal minute: Fleetwood Town 32.3' · Gillingham 49.8'

Vs league average

Fleetwood Town score at home1.48 vs 1.37

Fleetwood Town concede at home1.48 vs 1.20

Gillingham score away1.04 vs 1.20

Gillingham concede away1.57 vs 1.37

Fleetwood Town score 8% above league average, while Gillingham score 13% below league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Fleetwood Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 3

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

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

312

225

Passes Accurate

214

116

Passes %

69%

52%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Dack

Normal Goal

28'

28' L. McCann

45+1'

45+1' R. Graydon

48'

48' F. Potter

52'

52' A. Little

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Graydon

Normal Goal · Assist: Ethan Ennis

58'

58' E. Nevitt

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Helm

1st substitution · For: H. Neal

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ R. Graydon

2nd substitution · For: W. Davies

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. McCann

3rd substitution · For: Z. Medley

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Palmer-Houlden

1st substitution · For: J. Smith

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Virtue-Thick

4th substitution · For: J. Davies

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Z. Medley

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Evans

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Little

2nd substitution · For: E. Coleman

Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fleetwood Town beat Gillingham 2-1 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Stephen Parkinson. It was played at Highbury Stadium.

First half: Gillingham took the lead at 14' when B. Dack scored, making the score 0-1. L. McCann received a yellow card for Fleetwood Town at 28'. R. Graydon received a yellow card for Fleetwood Town at 45+1'.

Second half: F. Potter received a yellow card for Fleetwood Town at 48'. A. Little received a yellow card for Gillingham at 52'. Fleetwood Town leveled the score at 53' when R. Graydon scored, with the assist credited to Ethan Ennis, making the score 1-1. E. Nevitt received a yellow card for Gillingham at 58'. Fleetwood Town made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Helm replacing H. Neal. Fleetwood Town made their 2nd substitution at 73', with R. Graydon replacing W. Davies. Fleetwood Town made their 3rd substitution at 79', with L. McCann replacing Z. Medley. Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 79', with S. Palmer-Houlden replacing J. Smith. Fleetwood Town made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Virtue-Thick replacing J. Davies. Fleetwood Town took the lead at 85' when Z. Medley scored, with the assist credited to C. Evans, making the score 2-1. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 86', with A. Little replacing E. Coleman.

Fleetwood Town used 4 substitutions while Gillingham used 2 substitutions. Fleetwood Town got 3 yellow cards, while Gillingham got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Fleetwood Town controlled possession (59%).
Fleetwood Town had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

22 Aug 2026 Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham 0 - 0

2025-2026 Season

07 Mar 2026 Gillingham vs Fleetwood Town 1 - 1 20 Dec 2025 Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

25 Feb 2025 Gillingham vs Fleetwood Town 1 - 2 24 Aug 2024 Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham 0 - 0