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Gillingham face a trip to Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Gills will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Gillingham inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Swans in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 05 Jan | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 03 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 20 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Sun 19 Mar | Swansea City | 3 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Swans, with 3 goals against.
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 8 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 44 points from their 28 games so far. Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |