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Gillingham prepare to entertain Chesterfield at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Gills are clearly on top, having won 17 and lost only 6 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Priestfield Stadium was just last season, in September 2005, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Gillingham | 1-0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 01 Feb | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Sep | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 6 conceded.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Spireites have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far, Chesterfield find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Chesterfield is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Gills in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 16 games since last home draw. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |