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Gillingham prepare to entertain Southend United at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 33 wins out of 50 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Priestfield Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Gillingham running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 31 Aug | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | ASSM |
| 2009/2010 | Mon 05 Apr | Gillingham | 3-0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Fri 30 Oct | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Sep | Southend Utd. | 3 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 14 Apr | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 5 conceded.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Shrimpers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches. Southend Utd.'s 10 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gillingham are starting to turn Priestfield Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Southend Utd. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |