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Chesterfield travel to take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 6 of the 27 games.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was back in April 2000, over five years ago, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 01 Feb | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Sep | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 04 Nov | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While The Gills have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The Spireites have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 10 points from their 10 games thus far. Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 15 from their 10 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chesterfield are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 8 games since last home draw. |
| Chesterfield | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |