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Chesterfield pack their bags to visit Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 6 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in December 2008, the The Gills carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Gills have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Chesterfield's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Spireites, and 10 goals against.
Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 24 points from their 19 games played so far, Chesterfield are leading the way in the Npower League Two, with their 19 games giving them a return of 38 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Spireites have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Priestfield Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Chesterfield | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |