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Gillingham prepare to entertain Bournemouth at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 41 games played, The Gills have recorded 20 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Priestfield Stadium was just last season, in August 2005, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Bournemouth | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Gillingham | 1-0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Bournemouth | 2 - 3 | Gillingham | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Mar | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 12 Nov | Gillingham | 4 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 09 Apr | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 20 Oct | Bournemouth | 3 - 3 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Bournemouth is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Cherries have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far, Bournemouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 20 points from their 21 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Bournemouth is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Gills in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Won 4 successive home games. 19 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bournemouth | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 14 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |