Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers

League Two 21 Mar 2026, 15:00
Gillingham
Gillingham
1–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
🏟 Priestfield Stadium 👤 C. Breakspear Round 39

Match report

Bristol Rovers edged past Gillingham 2-1 in the League Two on 21 March 2026.

Bristol Rovers had 19 shots to Gillingham's 8.

A. Little was sent off in the 90+13th minute.

The match was played at Priestfield Stadium, with C. Breakspear in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 8 - 19 On target 3 - 8 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 9 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Alfie Kilgour
Bristol Rovers · 1 goal
7 Ronan Hale 1 goal
7 Ellis Harrison 1 goal
7 Omar Beckles captained the side
7 Andy Smith captained the side
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–6 6–13
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–7
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 1–1 3–4
Attacks 40–42 35–29
Match statistics
4 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
75 Attacks 71
41 Dangerous Attacks 45
4 On Target 8
5 Off Target 11
8 Shots Total 19
3 Shots On Goal 8
3 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 7
6 Shots Inside Box 12
2 Shots Outside Box 7
9 Fouls 12
4 Corners 5
6 Offsides 7
54% Ball Possession 46%
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 2
285 Passes Total 224
169 Passes Accurate 121
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Gillingham · 3-1-4-2
25 J. Turner
30 S. Gale 39 O. Beckles 5 A. Smith
8 A. Little
3 M. Clark 24 H. Waldock 23 B. Dack 2 R. Hutton
9 J. Andrews 38 R. Hale
Bristol Rovers · 3-4-1-2
13 B. Young
17 K. Balmer 5 A. Kilgour 26 R. Harbottle
2 J. Senior 36 R. Smallwood 6 C. Mola 3 J. Sparkes
24 T. Leigh
29 F. Cavegn 19 E. Harrison
Gillingham
Coach
Gareth Ainsworth
Substitutes
  • 22 Shadrach Ogie
  • 12 Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
  • 19 Sam Vokes
  • 7 Garath McCleary
  • 1 Glenn Morris
  • 10 Jonathan Williams
  • 11 Aaron Rowe
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Steve Evans
Substitutes
  • 14 Kane Thompson-Sommers
  • 15 Ryan De Havilland
  • 11 Luke Thomas
  • 10 Yusuf Akhamrich
  • 27 Joe Quigley
  • 1 Luke Southwood
  • 12 Tom Lockyer
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. De Havilland ↓ J. Sparkes Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ K. Thompson-Sommers ↓ F. Cavegn Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ Y. Akhamrich ↓ T. Leigh Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ L. Thomas ↓ R. Harbottle Bristol Rovers
  • 59' ↑ S. Ogie ↓ A. Smith Gillingham
  • 77' ↑ S. Vokes ↓ J. Andrews Gillingham
  • 77' ↑ S. Palmer-Houlden ↓ M. Clark Gillingham
  • 78' ↑ G. McCleary ↓ H. Waldock Gillingham
  • 82' ↑ J. Quigley ↓ E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
Cards
  • 90+13' A. Little Gillingham
  • 34' T. Leigh Bristol Rovers
  • 35' H. Waldock Gillingham
  • 45' A. Kilgour Bristol Rovers
  • 71' R. Hutton Gillingham
  • 89' A. Little Gillingham
  • 90+10' B. Young Bristol Rovers
  • 90+13' A. Little Gillingham
Head-to-head
Gillingham 3 1 draws 1 Bristol Rovers
2026-03-21 Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 2
2025-11-08 Bristol Rovers vs Gillingham 0 - 1
2021-02-20 Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 0
2020-12-02 Bristol Rovers vs Gillingham 0 - 2
2020-05-03 Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 0
Recent form
Gillingham D D D W L
Bristol Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers?
Gillingham lost 1-2 against Bristol Rovers on 21 March 2026.
Who won Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers?
Bristol Rovers won the match 2-1.
Where was Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers played?
The match was played at Priestfield Stadium.