On the 25th of January, Gillingham hosts Shrewsbury Town in a clash of the League One. Gillingham is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Burton Albion. Robbie McKenzie struck first for Gillingham in the 3rd minute, then Thomas Hamer tied it up for Burton Albion in the 50th minute on a feed from Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Finally they completed the comback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by John Brayford to cap off a wild match. Gillingham looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Shrewsbury Town, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Crewe Alexandra. Neither Crewe Alexandra nor Shrewsbury Town could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Shrewsbury Town is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 28th of August, Shrewsbury Town was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Jack Tucker scored the first goal for Gillingham in the 12th minute, but Tom Bloxham got the equalizer for Shrewsbury Town in the 59th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 68th minute on a goal by Sam Cosgrove to cap off a wild match.
Shrewsbury Town’s most prolific scorer has been Daniel Udoh. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Robbie McKenzie has been the most prolific scorer on Gillingham in his last five matches with 2 goals.