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Gillingham prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, beating their opponents 3 times from 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Priestfield Stadium was just last season, in August 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Gillingham | 1-3 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 25 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 4 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Nottm. Forest have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Forest's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 3 against.
Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 17 points from their 13 games played so far, Nottm. Forest are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 13 games giving them a return of 25 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the The Gills, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Won 3 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. |
| Nottm. Forest | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |