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Swindon Town pack their bags to visit Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 5 of the 42 games.
The previous match played between the two at Priestfield Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2006, with Gillingham running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Swindon Town | 5 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Swindon Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 45 points from their 44 games thus far. Swindon Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 57 points from their 44 games played so far,
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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Robins 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 | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Swindon Town | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |