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Chesterfield face a trip to 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 17 and win only 6 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 6 conceded.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Spireites have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far, Chesterfield find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the Spireites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 16 games since last home draw. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |