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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was back in October 1997, over five years ago, the The Gills carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Oct | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Gillingham | 4 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 29 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 26 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Plymouth Arg. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pilgrims have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 26 points from their 28 games thus far. Plymouth Arg. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the Pilgrims have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |