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Gillingham are ready to welcome Walsall to Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 34 wins out of 51 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Priestfield Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2007, the The Gills carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the The Gills score just 5 goals, though they have conceded 2.
The Saddlers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 27 matches. Walsall's 31 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Gills go into their game against Walsall in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Walsall | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |