Gillingham manager Neil Harris has no concerns over their recent lack of goals - as they look to pick up a first win in four this Saturday.

The Gills put on a defiant display against Stockport in midweek to emerge with a well-earned goalless draw but last weekend’s match at lowly Harrogate was more frustrating, as Harris’ men struggled to find a way to goal, in another 0-0 finish.

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Prior to those long away journeys, the Gills were beaten 2-0 at home to Bradford City at the end of February.

“I am not concerned,” said Harris, having seen his side score more frequently since bringing in a new strike force during January.

“My thought process is that I want to win games, if you can’t win then don’t lose, and that is why we went to Stockport with a mindset of keeping a clean sheet.

“We weren’t able to pick many of the players that have done so well for me over the last few months (because of injury and illness) and we went to not get beat.

“Against Harrogate we had enough good play and football from box to box to have created more chances than we did, and while we have moments like that in a game we will score goals.”

Gillingham’s defensive show against Stockport left them without a shot on target, while they managed two in each the previous two games. Since mid-January their goals had picked up with 14 in eight games.

Harris said: “I was frustrated (after Harrogate) because we had enough ball and enough really good passages of play, eight to 10, maybe 12, from box to box and we didn’t quite have that end product in the final third.

“We could have won that game 4-0 had we been a bit more front-foot. I was frustrated but also delighted with the clean sheet.

“Stockport was different. Had we gone and played toe to toe against them it would have been a difficult night for us.

“We have to make sure we are better with the ball than we have been in the last few games and when the opportunity does come we need to be ruthless.

“We have gone from having a really solid run of scoring a lot of goals and we’ve been a little quiet for the last three games, which is always going to happen.

“We have been really good against the ball for the majority of games, Bradford probably the exception here (at Priestfield) where we made a couple of silly errors, we certainly have cut them out in the last couple.

“We need to focus on us with the ball and making sure we get enough end product to test the goalkeeper.”

Visitors Tranmere sit mid-table in League 2.

“They are an organised team,” said Harris. “Micky Mellon’s teams are organised and at it, from the games I have seen they play 4-4-2 and they are good at it, they work hard and they can play, it’s another tough fixture.

“It’s a team that has had a good run of results and have been competitive in their style of play since the turn of the year and it is another challenge for us to make sure we are at it, we will have to be at it against Tranmere. They are well drilled.”

A couple of players have been struggling and continue to struggle from illness. Both Aiden O’Brien and Robbie McKenzie are weekend doubts. Striker Scott Kashket is back training following injury but not ready to challenge for a place in the matchday squad yet.

Harris added: "I'm really looking forward to it, coming off the back of Bradford (last time at home), where we played extremely well first half, but we did lose the game.

"We want to get back at it here and I know the players are really excited. Sometimes you need a couple of long away trips and be backs to the wall like we were, to really appreciate what we have here. The lads have been talking about it, they can’t wait to get back, everyone is looking forward to Saturday."