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Gillingham face a trip to Swindon Town at County Ground 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 26 and win only 5 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2006, the Robins carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Fri 29 May | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | D2PO |
| 1986/1987 | Mon 25 May | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | D2PO |
| 1986/1987 | Fri 22 May | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | D2PO |
| 1986/1987 | Mon 04 May | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 27 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town 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 Robins in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Gills have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Swindon Town's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. |