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Gillingham travel to take on Rochdale at Spotland 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 last time the two teams met at Rochdale was more than a decade ago, in March 1996, with Rochdale running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 07 Oct | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 17 Dec | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 27 Aug | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 11 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 21 Aug | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The Gills have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Rochdale's total of 70 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Gillingham are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 72 points from 45 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gillingham are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Rochdale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | 4 games since last defeat. |