FootyMAD's Gillingham match preview

History of the Gillingham v Swindon Town fixture

Swindon Town face a trip to 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 43 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008	Sat 26 Apr	Gillingham	1 - 1	Swindon Town	LGE1
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

Recent respective form guides

Gillingham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Gillingham	6	4	2	0	5	1	14
Swindon Town	6	2	3	1	8	7	9

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 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Swindon Town	Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat.