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Gillingham face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park 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 10 and win only 2 of the 16 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2008, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 4 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 01 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United 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, 7 to 5.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Gills have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 23 matches. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 24 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pools, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 13 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |