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Gillingham face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, The Gills have recorded 4 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 | Fri 01 Sep | Gillingham | 0 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Gillingham | 1 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 23 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 4 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 27 Feb | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Iron have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Scunthorpe U., Gillingham are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Gills have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Scunthorpe U. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 33 games giving them a return of 64 points. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Gills are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Scunthorpe U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |