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Gillingham play host to Oxford United at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Gills are clearly on top, having won 10 and lost only 3 of the 16 games.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was back in August 2005, over five years ago, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 20 Nov | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Gillingham | 1-0 | Oxford Utd. | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 07 Oct | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGEC |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 24 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 6 - 0 | Gillingham | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Oxford Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Gillingham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League Two, picking up 41 points from their 28 games so far. Oxford Utd.'s 39 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the The Gills, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 9 games since last home draw. |
| Oxford Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |