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Gillingham face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 25 and win only 7 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2006, with Gillingham inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Shrimpers in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 14 Apr | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 11 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Fri 09 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Gills have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 4 matches. Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Shrimpers, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |