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Bristol Rvs. pack their bags to visit Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pirates will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Priestfield Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2007, as the The Gills edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Gillingham | 3 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Feb | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Bristol Rvs. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Pirates have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 31 matches. Bristol Rvs.'s 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Pirates out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Gillingham. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. |