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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 18 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at Priestfield Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2006, the The Gills carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 01 Feb | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. During these games, The Gills have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Spireites's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 12 against.
Gillingham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 28 points from their 18 games so far. Chesterfield's 23 points from 18 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
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 | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |