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Walsall pack their bags to visit Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 33 out of 49 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in April 2004, with Gillingham running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 7 conceded.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Gillingham's 59 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Walsall find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 44 games have yielded only 44 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 |
| Walsall | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saddlers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Gillingham. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Walsall | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |