Colchester United vs Gillingham

League Two 1 Jan 2024, 15:00
Colchester United
Colchester United
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Gillingham
Gillingham
🏟 JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex) 👤 S. Purkiss Round 26

Match report

Gillingham edged past Colchester United 1-0 in the League Two on 1 January 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Colchester United had 15 shots to Gillingham's 15.

The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex), with S. Purkiss in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 15 - 15 On target 4 - 7 Corners 0 - 6 Fouls 9 - 7 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Scott Malone
Gillingham · 1 goal
8 Owen Goodman 6 saves
8 Jake Turner 4 saves
8 Conor Masterson captained the side
8 Shadrach Ogie captained the side
First half vs second half
Colchester United stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 11–10
Shots On Goal 0–3 4–4
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 0–2 0–4
Attacks 34–47 49–36
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
83 Attacks 83
38 Dangerous Attacks 51
3 On Target 8
11 Off Target 7
15 Shots Total 15
4 Shots On Goal 7
6 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 4
6 Shots Inside Box 11
9 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 7
0 Corners 6
2 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
1 Yellow Cards 3
6 Saves 4
444 Passes Total 414
385 Passes Accurate 348
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Colchester United · 3-4-1-2
1 O. Goodman
15 Z. Mitchell 6 T. Dallison 5 C. Hall
42 J. Fevrier 33 M. Marshall 16 A. Read 3 E. Iandolo
10 N. Chilvers
25 J. Taylor 24 J. Akinde
Gillingham · 5-3-2
25 J. Turner
2 C. Alexander 4 C. Masterson 5 M. Ehmer 22 S. Ogie 13 S. Malone
23 C. Mahoney 18 E. Coleman 11 D. Jefferies
10 A. Nadesan 12 O. Hawkins
Colchester United
Coach
M. Etherington
Substitutes
  • 48 Bradley Ihionvien
  • 14 Tom Hopper
  • 11 Owura Edwards
  • 7 Matt Jay
  • 37 Chay Cooper
  • 29 Sam Hornby
  • 30 Al-Amin Kazeem
Gillingham
Coach
S. Clemence
Substitutes
  • 9 Tom Nichols
  • 45 Macauley Bonne
  • 7 George Lapslie
  • 14 Robbie McKenzie
  • 1 Glenn Morris
  • 3 Max Clark
  • 17 Jayden Clarke
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ M. Bonne ↓ O. Hawkins Gillingham
  • 62' ↑ T. Nichols ↓ A. Nadesan Gillingham
  • 63' ↑ T. Hopper ↓ J. Taylor Colchester United
  • 63' ↑ B. Ihionvien ↓ J. Akinde Colchester United
  • 70' ↑ G. Lapslie ↓ D. Jefferies Gillingham
  • 76' ↑ O. Edwards ↓ E. Iandolo Colchester United
  • 85' ↑ C. Cooper ↓ M. Miranda Colchester United
  • 85' ↑ M. Jay ↓ N. Chilvers Colchester United
  • 85' ↑ R. McKenzie ↓ C. Mahoney Gillingham
Cards
  • 32' E. Iandolo Colchester United
  • 80' M. Bonne Gillingham
  • 90' G. Lapslie Gillingham
  • 90+4' S. Malone Gillingham
Head-to-head
Colchester United 3 3 draws 4 Gillingham
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2024-01-01 Colchester United vs Gillingham 0 - 1
Recent form
Colchester United D D D W L
Gillingham D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Colchester United vs Gillingham?
Colchester United lost 0-1 against Gillingham on 1 January 2024.
Who won Colchester United vs Gillingham?
Gillingham won the match 1-0.
Where was Colchester United vs Gillingham played?
The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex).
Who had more possession in Colchester United vs Gillingham?
Colchester United had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.