FootyMAD's Cheltenham Town match preview

Last updated : 21 January 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Cheltenham Town v Gillingham fixture

Gillingham travel to take on Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.

The only previous meeting between Cheltenham T. and Gillingham at was back in October 1999, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 30 SepGillingham2 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE1
1999/2000Tue 09 NovGillingham3 - 2Cheltenham T.FAC
1999/2000Sat 30 OctCheltenham T.1 - 1GillinghamFAC

Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Gills have hit 8 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham T. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 25 points from their 28 games thus far. Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 34 points from their 27 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Cheltenham T.60426104
Gillingham62137137

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Gillingham on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Cheltenham T.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Cheltenham T.Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Gillingham7 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.