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Gillingham play host to Accrington Stanley at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The The Gills won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Gillingham and Accrington S. at was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1960, the The Gills carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1960/1961 | Mon 12 Sep | Accrington S. | 3 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Wed 07 Sep | Gillingham | 2-1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Accrington S.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The The Reds's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Gillingham's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Accrington S.'s total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Priestfield Stadium for the The Gills and the Madmen are unable to see past Accrington S. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Accrington S. | 17 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 26 outings ago. |