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Gillingham face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Gills will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Bristol City annihilating their visitors 6 - 0 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Bristol City | 6 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 02 Nov | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Feb | Bristol City | 0 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 29 Mar | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 3 conceded.
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Gills have hit 12 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 29 points from 17 games. Gillingham's 24 points from 17 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 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |