Walsall are ready to welcome Gillingham to Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saddlers are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 11 of the 49 games.
The previous match played between the two at Bescot Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2003, the Saddlers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Walsall | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Mon 29 Sep | Walsall | 2-1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Gillingham | CHMP |
2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Walsall | CHMP |
1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Walsall | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Saddlers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Gills have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 16 matches. Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 16 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall are not exactly setting the world alight at Bescot Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Gillingham in this game. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Walsall | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 14 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |