FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Gillingham 17 Mar 2012

Last updated : 16 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Gillingham fixture

Cheltenham Town prepare to entertain Gillingham at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Gillingham inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Robins in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Gillingham 1 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Two
2010/2011 Sun 27 Mar Cheltenham T. 1-2 Gillingham League Two
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Gillingham 1 - 1 Cheltenham T. League Two
2007/2008 Sat 02 Feb Gillingham 0 - 0 Cheltenham T. League One
2007/2008 Sat 11 Aug Cheltenham T. 1 - 0 Gillingham League One
2006/2007 Sat 20 Jan Cheltenham T. 1 - 1 Gillingham League One
2006/2007 Sat 30 Sep Gillingham 2 - 1 Cheltenham T. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Gills have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham Town are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 64 points from 36 games.

Gillingham lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 54 from their 35 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 2 2 2 10 6 8
Gillingham 6 4 1 1 14 9 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Cheltenham Town's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Gillingham. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Gillingham 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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