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Gillingham play host to Darlington at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Gills are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 18 games.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was back in November 1999, over five years ago, with Gillingham running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Gillingham | 3-1 | Darlington | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 02 Apr | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 14 Oct | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 21 Feb | Darlington | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Oct | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 15 Jan | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Gillingham's total of 57 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Darlington's 44 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Gills's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Darlington. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |