Match Previews

Preview | Gillingham v Port Vale

8th November

Gillingham v Port Vale

Sky Bet League 2

MEMS Priestfield Stadium

Saturday November 9

Kick-Off, 3pm

Team News:

Robbie McKenzie (knee) is unlikely to feature this weekend as he continues to recover from injury. Aaron Rowe (hamstring) and Bradley Dack will also be missing.

George Lapslie (ankle) is a major doubt along with Elliott Nevitt.

As for Port Vale, Jayden Stockley could start in attack. However they will be without Sam Hart, Kyle John, George Byers and Mitch Clark.

Ben Garrity and Ryan Croasdale should be fit enough to start if selected.

Manager Comments:

Mark Bonner - "What we face Saturday is a team in really good form and have really good players, but when we are at our best, we are really good with really good players too, so that’s the thing, you can make a game seem as big as you want… yes, we need a result, but we cannot play desperate – we need to play with a bit of confidence.

"We need to show an aggression in the way that we go after them; we need to make it a hard day for them and we will do that by doing the things that we do well, and the things that we target to try and do well in this game!”

Darren Moore - "Certainly, on the ball, we could do better and making the right decisions with the chances we're creating - the final pass and converting those chances. There are always things to work on."

Previous Meetings:

The clubs have met on 51 previous occasions with Vale edging the head-to-head statistics with 18 wins to 15. Saturday's visitors are six unbeaten against the Gills, with the Kent club last winning in February 14, 3-2.

The first ever meeting took place in November 1950 where a 1-1 draw was played out.

Tickets:

Gills fans can purchase tickets up until 3pm by visiting us online (see below link), over the phone or in person.

Please note that this is our remembrance fixture and members of the armed forces will take to the field at 1445. We kindly ask that fans allow more time to get into their seats for our minute's silence, and the last post.