FootyMAD's Gillingham match preview

Last updated : 26 January 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Gillingham v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City travel to take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Red Imps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 3 of the 21 games.

The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was back in March 1999, over five years ago, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
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
1994/1995Sat 26 NovLincoln City1 - 1GillinghamLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Gillingham have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

The away form of Lincoln City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Red Imps have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Gillingham are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 43 points from 26 games. Lincoln City's 33 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Gillingham63127610
Lincoln City6141887

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 Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Lincoln City Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.