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Swindon Town travel to take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 5 of the 41 games.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was well over fifteen years ago, back in May 1987, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Play-Offs (Lvl 3) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1986/1987 | Fri 29 May | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | D2PO |
| 1986/1987 | Mon 25 May | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | D2PO |
| 1986/1987 | Fri 22 May | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | D2PO |
| 1986/1987 | Mon 04 May | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 27 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 20 Mar | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 31 Oct | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Gills, with 3 goals against.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 26 matches. Swindon Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 25 points from their 26 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Gillingham may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swindon Town | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |