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Gillingham travel to take on Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, The Gills have recorded 8 wins, and Leyton Orient have come away with 14 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Leyton Orient was more than a decade ago, in January 1996, with Gillingham inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the O's in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 01 Jan | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 29 Aug | Leyton Orient | 3 - 0 | Gillingham | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 22 Aug | Gillingham | 1 - 4 | Leyton Orient | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 12 Jan | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Orient | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 01 Sep | Orient | 2 - 4 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 31 Mar | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Orient | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The O's's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Gills have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 7 points from their 10 games thus far. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Gills out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Leyton Orient. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |