Gillingham vs Accrington Stanley

6 April 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee George Laflin

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Andy Smith 36’
  • Garath McCleary 56’

Match summary

Gillingham saw off Accrington Stanley 2-0. Gillingham led 1-0 at half-time.

Andy Smith put Gillingham ahead with a header in the 36th minute and Garath McCleary made it 2-0 in the 56th minute.

Shots finished 11-8 to Gillingham, with 5 on target for Gillingham and 0 for Accrington Stanley. Accrington Stanley had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
12 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 0
6 Corners 2
318 Passes 288
63.5% Pass accuracy 60.8%
10 Tackles 17
13 Fouls 18
3 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 2
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Gillingham Accrington Stanley
Kick-off
11’
Oliver WrightArgument
Ronan HaleArgument
11’
Lenni CirinoShot on target
19’
Nelson KhumbeniFoul
24’
33’
Josh WoodsFoul
Andy SmithHeader1-0 (Gillingham)
36’
Garath McClearyTime wasting
42’
Andy SmithShot on target
44’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Jonathan WilliamsArmani Little
55’
Garath McClearyRight foot shot2-0 (Gillingham)
56’
58’
Devon MatthewsConnor O'Brien
58’
Paddy MaddenDan Martin
58’
Liam CoyleSeamus Conneely
Bradley DackGarath McCleary
62’
74’
David Ogundele AbimbolaJosh Woods
75’
Tyler WaltonFoul
80’
Paddy MaddenTime wasting
81’
Tyler WaltonFoul
Sam VokesRonan Hale
83’
Conor MastersonAndy Smith
83’
84’
Luke ButterfieldShaun Whalley
Louie DayalLenni Cirino
84’
Sebastian Palmer-HouldenShot on target
90+4’
90+5’
David Ogundele AbimbolaViolent conduct
Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Accrington Stanley attacking Gillingham attacking 
9’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 9’ Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 13’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 16’ Sam Gale (Gillingham), set piece, blocked 19’ Lenni Cirino (Gillingham), open play, saved 26’ Donald Love (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 26’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 30’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 36’ Andy Smith (Gillingham), from a corner, goal 40’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, blocked 44’ Andy Smith (Gillingham), from a corner, saved 46’ Isaac Sinclair (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 56’ Garath McCleary (Gillingham), open play, goal 56’ Lenni Cirino (Gillingham), open play, off target 61’ Lenni Cirino (Gillingham), open play, off target 64’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 68’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+4’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham), open play, saved 90+5’ Max Clark (Gillingham), set piece, off target 90+7’ Sam Vokes (Gillingham), open play, off target 9’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 9’ Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 13’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 16’ Sam Gale (Gillingham), set piece, blocked 19’ Lenni Cirino (Gillingham), open play, saved 26’ Donald Love (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 26’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 30’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, off target 36’ Andy Smith (Gillingham), from a corner, goal 40’ Ronan Hale (Gillingham), open play, blocked 44’ Andy Smith (Gillingham), from a corner, saved 46’ Isaac Sinclair (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 56’ Garath McCleary (Gillingham), open play, goal 56’ Lenni Cirino (Gillingham), open play, off target 61’ Lenni Cirino (Gillingham), open play, off target 64’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 68’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+4’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Gillingham), open play, saved 90+5’ Max Clark (Gillingham), set piece, off target 90+7’ Sam Vokes (Gillingham), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Gillingham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Morris
Clark
Hutton
Gale
Smith 83’
Cirino 84’
Little 55’
Khumbeni
McCleary 62’
Palmer-Houlden
Hale 83’
Accrington Stanley 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Wright
Sass
Rawson
Love
O'Brien 58’
Conneely 58’
Martin 58’
Whalley 84’
Sinclair
Woods 74’
Walton

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Glenn Morris
90′ 1 0 36 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Remeao Hutton
90′ – – – 7 2 31 1 – – –
Sam Gale
90′ 2 1 – 7 3 26 1 – – –
Andy Smith Taken off
83′ 1 – 1 5 4 20 1 1 – –
Max Clark
90′ – – 1 2 – 29 – – – –
Lenni Cirino Taken off
84′ – 1 – 5 – 12 – – – –
Conor Masterson Came on as a substitute
7′ 1 – – 2 1 12 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Armani Little Taken off
55′ – 1 33 2 – 1 1 9 – 1 –
Nelson Khumbeni
90′ – – 33 1 – – 2 10 5 4
Garath McCleary Taken off
62′ 1 – 19 – – 2 – 5 – –
Jonathan Williams Came on as a substitute
35′ – – 14 – – 1 1 1 1 – –
Bradley Dack Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 28 – – 1 – 3 1 – –
Louie Dayal Came on as a substitute
6′ – – 5 2 – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
90′ – – 1 1 – – – 6 3 10 –
Ronan Hale Taken off
83′ – 1 2 – – – 1 1 1 8
Sam Vokes Came on as a substitute
7′ – – 1 – – – – 1 – 2 –
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

Gillingham win 45% Avg odds 2.05
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.29
Accrington Stanley win 27% Avg odds 3.52

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

Form going into the game

Gillingham LLLLD
Accrington Stanley DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Accrington Stanley 1-1 Gillingham, 02 Aug 25 Next meeting: Accrington Stanley 3-1 Gillingham, 17 Oct 26  All Gillingham vs Accrington Stanley meetings

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