FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Gillingham 02 Oct 2010

Last updated : 01 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Accrington Stanley v Gillingham fixture

Gillingham face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 3 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the The Reds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Tue 19 JanAccrington S.1 - 0GillinghamFAC
2008/2009Sat 07 MarAccrington S.0 - 2GillinghamLGE2
2008/2009Sat 30 AugGillingham1 - 0Accrington S.LGE2
1960/1961Mon 12 SepAccrington S.3 - 0GillinghamLGE2
1960/1961Wed 07 SepGillingham2 - 1Accrington S.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Reds, with 4 goals against.

The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Gills have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington S. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League Two, picking up 12 points from their 9 games so far. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 9 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Accrington S.6141767
Gillingham6222768

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Reds, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Accrington S. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Gillingham Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 31 away matches.