FM Preview: Gillingham v Aldershot Town 02 Jan 2012

Last updated : 01 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Gillingham v Aldershot Town fixture

Gillingham prepare to entertain Aldershot Town at Priestfield Stadium on Monday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Gills have won one and drawn one.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Priestfield Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2011, the Gills carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Aldershot Tn. 1 - 2 Gillingham League Two
2010/2011 Tue 01 Mar Aldershot Tn. 1 - 1 Gillingham League Two
2010/2011 Sat 29 Jan Gillingham 2-1 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2008/2009 Tue 17 Feb Gillingham 4 - 4 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2008/2009 Sat 20 Sep Aldershot Tn. 2 - 1 Gillingham League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Gillingham are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Gills in those games, with 7 conceded.

In complete contrast to Gillingham, Aldershot Town are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Shots have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Gillingham's total of 38 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Aldershot Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 22 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Gillingham 6 3 2 1 8 4 11
Aldershot Town 6 2 1 3 3 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Gillingham may be coming up against a decent side in Aldershot Town, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gills. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Gillingham Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Aldershot Town Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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