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Gillingham pack their bags to visit Walsall at Banks's Stadium 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 27 and win only 11 of the 50 games.
The previous match played between the two at Banks's Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2005, with Walsall running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 29 Sep | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Saddlers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Walsall lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 42 points from their 27 games so far. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Walsall may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | No win in the 2 most recent games. |