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Gillingham are ready to welcome Southend United to Priestfield Stadium at lunchtime on Wednesday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 31 wins out of 47 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Priestfield Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2005, with Southend Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Gills 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Sep | Southend Utd. | 3 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 7 conceded.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Shrimpers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches. Southend Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 32 from their 21 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Gills go into their game against Southend Utd. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |