Accrington Stanley vs Gillingham

17 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee W Finnie

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Stefan Mols 11’
  • Josh Woods 28’, 66’
  • Devon Matthews 31’ (og)

Match summary

Accrington Stanley beat Gillingham 3-1. Accrington Stanley led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Stefan Mols put Accrington Stanley ahead in the 11th minute, Josh Woods made it 2-0 with a header in the 28th minute, and Matthews's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 31st minute. In the second half, Woods made it 3-1 with a header in the 66th minute.

Shots finished 21-6 to Accrington Stanley, with 7 on target for Accrington Stanley and 0 for Gillingham.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%
21 Shots 6
7 Shots on target 0
11 Corners 1
101 Attacks 77
51 Dangerous attacks 28
345 Passes 312
67.2% Pass accuracy 61.5%
11 Tackles 17
8 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Accrington Stanley Gillingham
Kick-off
6’
Stefan MolsRight foot shot1-0 (Accrington Stanley)
11’
19’
21’
Josh WoodsHeader2-0 (Accrington Stanley)
28’
31’
Devon MatthewsOwn goal2-1 (Gillingham)
33’
Half-time2-1
Josh WoodsShot on target
47’
Second half underway
Josh WoodsShot on target
59’
Connor O'BrienShot on target
62’
Josh WoodsHeader3-1 (Accrington Stanley)
66’
79’
Ronan HaleSimulation
Josh WoodsShot on target
88’
Full-time3-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Gillingham attacking Accrington Stanley attacking 
2’ Joseph Anderson (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 2’ Charlie Warren (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 4’ Harry Waldock (Gillingham), open play, blocked 7’ Logan Dobbs (Gillingham), set piece, blocked 8’ Omar Beckles (Gillingham), set piece, off target 11’ Stefan Mols (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 13’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), open play, off target 22’ Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 27’ Joseph Anderson (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 28’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, goal 31’ Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley), own goal 31’ Omar Beckles (Gillingham), set piece, off target 43’ Aidan Borland (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 46’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), set piece, off target 47’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 49’ Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 49’ Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 59’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 60’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 62’ Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), set piece, saved 65’ Charlie Warren (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 66’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, goal 68’ Donald Love (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 72’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 72’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 81’ Conor Grant (Accrington Stanley), open play, hit the woodwork 88’ Aidan Borland (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 88’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 2’ Joseph Anderson (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 2’ Charlie Warren (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 4’ Harry Waldock (Gillingham), open play, blocked 7’ Logan Dobbs (Gillingham), set piece, blocked 8’ Omar Beckles (Gillingham), set piece, off target 11’ Stefan Mols (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 13’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), open play, off target 22’ Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 27’ Joseph Anderson (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 28’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, goal 31’ Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley), own goal 31’ Omar Beckles (Gillingham), set piece, off target 43’ Aidan Borland (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 46’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), set piece, off target 47’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 49’ Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 49’ Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 59’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 60’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 62’ Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), set piece, saved 65’ Charlie Warren (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 66’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, goal 68’ Donald Love (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 72’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 72’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 81’ Conor Grant (Accrington Stanley), open play, hit the woodwork 88’ Aidan Borland (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 88’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Accrington Stanley 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Moulden
Love
Matthews
Anderson
Tutonda
Borland
Mols
O'Brien
Woods 2
Walton
Warren 76’
Gillingham 3-4-3 Starting XI
Wright
Smith 70’
Beckles
Dobbs 54’
Freeman
McKenzie
Little 55’
Brophy
Waldock 55’
Sillah 70’
Hale

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 1 26 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ – 2 – 5 4 54 1 – –
90′ – 3 1 9 7 26 1 – –
90′ 2 2 – 4 1 38 1 – – –
90′ 1 – – 3 1 32 1 – – –
90′ 3 – – 7 2 28 – – – –
Midfielders3 players
90′ – – 32 2 – 3 2 4 – – –
90′ 1 2 30 6 – – 2 4 1 2 –
Conor Grant Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 8 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
90′ 2 – 7 5 – – 1 16 5 28 –
90′ – – 1 – – – 2 7 1 33 –
Charlie Warren Taken off
76′ – – 2 – – – 2 1 – 11 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Accrington Stanley win 42% Avg odds 2.24
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.30
Gillingham win 30% Avg odds 3.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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