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Gillingham prepare to entertain Oldham Athletic at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 18 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Priestfield Stadium was just last season, in December 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Gillingham | 0-3 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 3 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 4 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Oldham Ath. however, is much more impressive, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Latics, and 5 goals against.
Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 25 matches. Oldham Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 33 points from their 25 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Gillingham's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Oldham Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Oldham Ath. | Undefeated in last 8 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |