FM Preview: Gillingham v Northampton Town 05 Nov 2011

Last updated : 04 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Gillingham v Northampton Town fixture

Gillingham prepare to entertain Northampton Town at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gills are clearly on top, winning 51.85% of the games played between the two.

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 1-0 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Gillingham 1-0 Northampton League Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Northampton 2 - 1 Gillingham League Two
2007/2008 Sat 16 Feb Northampton 4 - 0 Gillingham League One
2007/2008 Sat 19 Jan Gillingham 0 - 1 Northampton League One
2006/2007 Fri 16 Feb Northampton 1 - 1 Gillingham League One
2006/2007 Sat 19 Aug Gillingham 0 - 1 Northampton League One
2004/2005 Tue 24 Aug Gillingham 1 - 2 Northampton League Cup

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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. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Northampton Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Cobblers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Gillingham's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Northampton Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 16 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Gillingham 6 2 1 3 9 10 7
Northampton Town 6 1 1 4 5 11 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Gillingham are not exactly setting the world alight at Priestfield Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Northampton Town in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Gillingham Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Northampton Town Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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