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Crystal Pal face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Eagles have won 8 of the 31 games compared to the host's 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, the Gills carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Crystal Pal | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 29 Sep | Crystal Pal | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 16 Jan | Crystal Pal | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 21 Nov | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Crystal Pal | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Crystal Pal | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Gillingham | 4 - 1 | Crystal Pal | LD1 |
| 1976/1977 | Tue 05 Apr | Crystal Pal | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Gills have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Crystal Pal have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Eagles have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 14 matches. Crystal Pal find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Crystal Pal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Crystal Pal on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Gillingham. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crystal Pal | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |