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Gillingham face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, The Gills have recorded 5 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 20 Jan | Port Vale | 1 - 3 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Gillingham | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Port Vale, Gillingham are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Gills have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale are leading the way in the Npower League Two, with their 11 games giving them a return of 23 points. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 11 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 32 away matches. |