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Last updated : 18 April 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bristol Rovers v Gillingham fixture

Gillingham travel to take on Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 31 out of 47 times.

The last time the two teams met at Bristol Rvs. was back in January 2000, over five years ago, the Pirates carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 27 OctGillingham3 - 2Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2001/2002Tue 05 FebGillingham1 - 0Bristol Rvs.FAC
1999/2000Sat 15 JanBristol Rvs.2 - 1GillinghamLGE1
1999/2000Sat 14 AugGillingham0 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE1
1998/1999Tue 23 FebBristol Rvs.0 - 1GillinghamLGE1
1998/1999Sat 22 AugGillingham0 - 0Bristol Rvs.LGE1
1997/1998Sat 31 JanGillingham1 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Pirates have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Gills have hit 5 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 52 points from their 42 games played so far, Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 44 points from their 43 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol Rvs.6141557
Gillingham6222778

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pirates, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol Rvs. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches.
Gillingham Not won in previous 9 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.