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Last updated : 27 October 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Lincoln City v Gillingham fixture

Gillingham travel to take on Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, The Gills have recorded 7 wins, and Lincoln City have come away with 10 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Lincoln City was back in October 1998, over five years ago, with Gillingham inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Red Imps in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1998/1999Sat 20 MarGillingham4 - 0Lincoln CityLGE1
1998/1999Sat 31 OctLincoln City1 - 2GillinghamLGE1
1995/1996Sat 13 JanGillingham2 - 0Lincoln CityLGE2
1995/1996Sat 19 AugLincoln City0 - 3GillinghamLGE2
1994/1995Sat 04 FebGillingham0 - 0Lincoln CityLGE2
1994/1995Sat 26 NovLincoln City1 - 1GillinghamLGE2
1993/1994Sat 07 MayGillingham1 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Lincoln City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Gills have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Lincoln City's 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Gillingham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 21 from their 13 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Lincoln City642010414
Gillingham62221188

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Red Imps, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Lincoln City Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Gillingham Not won in previous 4 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.