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Gillingham play host to Chester City at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Gills are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 4 of the 21 games.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was more than a decade ago, in January 1996, with Gillingham running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Tue 09 Jan | Gillingham | 3-1 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Sep | Chester City | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Mon 04 Apr | Gillingham | 2 - 2 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 01 Mar | Chester City | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 06 May | Chester City | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 03 Dec | Gillingham | 0 - 2 | Chester City | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 02 Mar | Chester City | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Gills, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Gillingham, Chester City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Blues have hit 7 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 18 points from their 12 games so far. Chester City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 10 from their 12 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Chester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gillingham may be coming up against a decent side in Chester City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Gills. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chester City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |