Swindon Town vs Gillingham match stats & report

2–0 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 24 · County Ground, Swindon · Ref James Durkin, England

Swindon Town stats & fixtures · Gillingham stats & fixtures

Swindon Town beat Gillingham 2–0 in League Two on 1 January 2026. Expected goals finished 0.72–1.58. Swindon Town had 51% of the ball.

Swindon Town vs Gillingham match statistics

Swindon TownGillingham

51% Ball possession 49%
0.72 Expected goals (xG) 1.58
12 Total shots 16
2 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 8
6 Shots inside the box 10
8 Corners 8
4 Fouls 17
4 Yellow cards 3
287 Passes 285
67% Pass accuracy 66%
4 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

25' Yellow card F. Mabete Swindon Town
59' Goal R. Tafazolli (assist Finley Munroe) Swindon Town
60' Yellow card J. Andrews Gillingham
83' Yellow card T. Nichols Swindon Town
83' Yellow card M. Clark Gillingham
86' Yellow card Jake Tabor Swindon Town
87' Yellow card A. Little Gillingham
89' Yellow card C. Ripley Swindon Town
90' Goal A. Drinan (assist O. Palmer) Swindon Town

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Swindon Town

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Ian Scott Holloway

1 C. Ripley

3 F. Mabete 17 R. Tafazolli 5 W. Wright

26 Finley Munroe 7 T. Nichols 18 G. Kilkenny 33 J. McGregor

44 D. Oldaker

28 O. Palmer 23 A. Drinan

Bench Lewis Moore Ward , J. Ball , J. Tabor , P. Ehibhatiomhan , B. Kirkman , D. Gonzalez

Gillingham

Confirmed 4-1-3-2 Gareth Ainsworth

25 J. Turner

3 M. Clark 5 A. Smith 30 S. Gale 2 R. Hutton

6 E. Coleman

10 J. Williams 8 A. Little 20 Elliott Nevitt

11 A. Rowe 9 J. Andrews

Bench Glenn Morris , C. Masterson , S. Palmer-Houlden , R. McKenzie , J. Smith , S. Vokes , B. Dack

Form guide

Swindon Town at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Gillingham away

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 2.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Swindon Town vs Gillingham head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Apr 25	Gillingham v Swindon Town	1–1
26 Oct 24	Swindon Town v Gillingham	1–1
13 Feb 24	Gillingham v Swindon Town	2–2
24 Oct 23	Swindon Town v Gillingham	0–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Swindon Town vs Gillingham head-to-head record