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Walsall are ready to welcome Gillingham to Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saddlers are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 11 of the 50 games.
The previous match played between the two at Banks's Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2005, with Walsall running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Saddlers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Walsall lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 42 points from their 27 games so far. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Saddlers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Gillingham. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | No win in the 2 most recent games. |