Swindon Town vs Gillingham

1 January 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee James Durkin

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Ryan Tafazolli 59’
Aaron Drinan 90+1’

Match summary

Swindon Town saw off Gillingham 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ryan Tafazolli put Swindon Town ahead with a header in the 59th minute and Aaron Drinan made it 2-0 with a header in stoppage time.

Shots finished 16-12 to Gillingham, with 2 on target for Swindon Town and 4 for Gillingham.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

12 Shots 16

2 Shots on target 4

8 Corners 8

290 Passes 284

65.9% Pass accuracy 66.5%

14 Tackles 13

4 Fouls 17

4 Yellow cards 3

Key events

Swindon Town Gillingham

Kick-off

Filozofe MabeteOff the ball foul

25’

26’

Josh AndrewsShot on target

36’

Aaron RoweShot on target

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

Jake TaborFilozofe Mabete

48’

Ryan TafazolliHeader

1-0

59’

60’

Josh AndrewsArgument

66’

Ethan ColemanShot on target

67’

Jonathan WilliamsShot on target

68’

Bradley DackAaron Rowe

68’

Robbie McKenzieEthan Coleman

69’

Jonny SmithJonathan Williams

79’

Sebastian Palmer-HouldenElliott Nevitt

James BallDarren Oldaker

82’

Tom NicholsTime wasting

83’

Max ClarkFoul

84’

Sam VokesJosh Andrews

Jake TaborFoul

86’

87’

Armani LittleFoul

Connor RipleyTime wasting

89’

Aaron DrinanHeader

2-0

90+1’

Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Gillingham attacking Swindon Town attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Swindon Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Gillingham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Connor Ripley	90′	4	0	40	2	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Will Wright	90′	2	–	1	6	3	29	–	–	–	–
Ryan Tafazolli	90′	2	1	1	10	8	16	–	1	–	–
Filozofe Mabete Taken off	48′	1	1	–	2	1	9	1	–	–
Finley Munroe	90′	3	–	–	8	4	18	–	–	1	–
Jake Tabor Came on as a substitute	42′	1	–	–	6	4	12	–	–	–
James Ball Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Joel McGregor	90′	–	–	34	1	–	1	1	8	–	5	–
Gavin Kilkenny	90′	–	–	26	1	–	3	–	5	–	2	–
Tom Nichols	90′	–	–	27	1	–	–	3	5	2	3
Darren Oldaker Taken off	82′	–	–	25	–	–	1	–	7	–	3	–

Forwards2 players


Aaron Drinan	90′	1	–	2	1	–	–	–	2	–	26	–
Ollie Palmer	90′	–	1	2	–	–	–	1	10	–	23	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jake Turner	90′	0	2	36	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Remeao Hutton	90′	2	1	–	3	–	36	–	–	–	–
Sam Gale	90′	1	1	–	1	–	27	1	–	–	–
Andy Smith	90′	2	1	3	4	2	17	2	–	–	–
Max Clark	90′	2	1	–	5	1	40	1	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Armani Little	90′	–	–	40	4	–	2	–	3	6	–
Ethan Coleman Taken off	68′	–	–	13	–	–	1	1	3	–	–	–
Jonathan Williams Taken off	69′	–	–	18	1	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Aaron Rowe Taken off	68′	–	–	7	1	–	3	–	7	2	1	–
Bradley Dack Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	–
Robbie McKenzie Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	4	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
Jonny Smith Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Elliott Nevitt Taken off	79′	–	–	3	–	–	–	2	3	–	16	–
Josh Andrews Taken off	84′	–	–	2	1	–	–	–	5	–	16
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	4	–
Sam Vokes Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	3	–

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

Swindon Town win 45% Avg odds 2.08

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.32

Gillingham win 27% Avg odds 3.41

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

Form going into the game

Swindon Town L W W L W

Gillingham D D L D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Gillingham 1-1 Swindon Town, 26 Apr 25 Next meeting: Gillingham 0-2 Swindon Town, 17 Mar 26 All Swindon Town vs Gillingham meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.