Gillingham vs Crewe

Gillingham

1 - 0

Crewe

🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Priestfield Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Abigail Byrne 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Gillingham 17 · Crewe 11

Referee Stats

Abigail Byrne

12 matches · 3.42 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.42
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	75%
Draws	17%
Away wins	8%

How the match was won

Gillingham outshot their opponent (17-7).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Gillingham had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Gillingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 36

Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crewe (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 30

Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.13

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

1.35

PPG

1.13

1.26

1.30

1.57

1.30

48%

O2.5

48%

65%

BTTS

57%

48%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Gillingham rank17th

Crewe rank11th

Gillingham points53

Crewe points67

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.

Crewe: #11 · 67 pts · GD +6

19 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Gillingham last 5 home

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-8

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.

Crewe last 5 away

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals7-8

Record1-1-3

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Gillingham score at home87%

Gillingham clean sheet at home22%

Crewe score away65%

Crewe clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Gillingham score first48%

Gillingham win after scoring first64%

Crewe score first26%

Crewe win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Gillingham 45% · Crewe 36%

Avg first goal minute: Gillingham 51.8' · Crewe 41.8'

Vs league average

Gillingham score at home1.26 vs 1.37

Gillingham concede at home1.57 vs 1.20

Crewe score away1.30 vs 1.20

Crewe concede away1.30 vs 1.37

Gillingham score 8% below league average, while Crewe score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Gillingham are 30% above league average at home, and Crewe are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals0.80

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Gillingham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 4

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

16-30 7

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 3

31-45 1

Crewe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

283

293

Passes Accurate

178

192

Passes %

63%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' S. Gale

23'

23' R. Hutchinson

50'

50' M. Demetriou

66'

66' Lenni Rae Cirino

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Calum Agius

1st substitution · For: J. Golding

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ O. Lunt

2nd substitution · For: E. Tezgel

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Dack

1st substitution · For: J. Williams

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Lenni Rae Cirino

2nd substitution · For: A. Rowe

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Andrews

3rd substitution · For: S. Vokes

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ T. O'Reilly

3rd substitution · For: C. Finney

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Thomas

4th substitution · For: L. Moult

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Gale

Normal Goal

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

Gillingham beat Crewe 1-0 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Abigail Byrne. It was played at Priestfield Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Gale received a yellow card for Gillingham at 4'. R. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Crewe at 23'.

Second half: M. Demetriou received a yellow card for Crewe at 50'. Lenni Rae Cirino received a yellow card for Gillingham at 66'. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 69', with Calum Agius replacing J. Golding. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 69', with O. Lunt replacing E. Tezgel. Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 71', with B. Dack replacing J. Williams. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Lenni Rae Cirino replacing A. Rowe. Gillingham made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. Andrews replacing S. Vokes. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 84', with T. O'Reilly replacing C. Finney. Crewe made their 4th substitution at 84', with C. Thomas replacing L. Moult. Gillingham took the lead at 89' when S. Gale scored, making the score 1-0.

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