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Gillingham face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium 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 lose 31 and win only 8 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Gillingham | 3 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Feb | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Pirates have scored 8, 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. The Gills have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 25 points from their 16 games so far. Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 18 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |