FM Preview: Gillingham v Lincoln City 21 Aug 2010

Last updated : 20 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Gillingham v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 4 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 11 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2009, with Lincoln City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Gills in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 27 JanGillingham1 - 2Lincoln CityLGE2
2008/2009Tue 28 OctLincoln City2 - 0GillinghamLGE2
1998/1999Sat 20 MarGillingham4 - 0Lincoln CityLGE1
1998/1999Sat 31 OctLincoln City1 - 2GillinghamLGE1
1995/1996Sat 13 JanGillingham2 - 0Lincoln CityLGE2
1995/1996Sat 19 AugLincoln City0 - 3GillinghamLGE2
1994/1995Sat 04 FebGillingham0 - 0Lincoln CityLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Gillingham are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Lincoln City is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Red Imps have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Gillingham's 2 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Lincoln City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Gillingham61234115
Lincoln City61143114

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the The Red Imps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Gillingham Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Lincoln City Lost each of the previous 6 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.