Stats Magic: Rochdale vs Gillingham Thursday, 17th Dec 2020 18:00 by TVOS TVOS gives us the lowdown ahead of Saturday's home fixture versus Gillingham. * Saturday will be the 45th league game between Dale and Gillingham and the 23rd at Spotland * Dale have won 12 of the previous 22 home fixtures, losing three times and drawing seven * Our last home win over Gillingham came in September 2018 when Ian Henderson’s solitary Dale hat-trick clinched a 3-0 victory * Dale are unbeaten in their last eight home games versus The Gills, including the 0-0 draw in the first leg of the play-off semi-final in May 2009 * From March 2017 to September 2018, Dale defeated Gillingham three times at home by an aggregate score of 10-1 * Dale’s most common score against The Gills is 1-1, which has occurred eight times * Dale’s best win versus Gillingham is 4-1, which they achieved at Spotland in March 2017 * Dale have lost five of their last six matches at Gillingham’s Priestfield Stadium * The only league double in 22 seasons’ worth of meetings was achieved by Dale in 1993/94, winning 3-0 at home and 2-1 in Kent * Dale’s leading appearance-maker against Gillingham is Ian Henderson, with 11 games in his seven years at the club * Dale’s top scorers against The Gills, with seven goals, is also Ian Henderson LAST VISIT Dale and Gillingham drew 2-2 in an exciting fixture at Spotland at the end of January. Ian Henderson’s penalty gave Dale the lead, only for Jordan Roberts to turn the game on its head with a brace for the visitors. Stephen Dooley rifled home a fine rising drive for Dale’s equaliser and they should have been given the chance to score a winner from the spot when Aaron Wilbraham was blatantly pushed over in the area, but the referee inexplicably waved play on! See the action here: Photo: Action Images Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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