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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Hammers lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Gillingham and West Ham Utd. at was just last season, in September 2003, with Gillingham running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 3 conceded.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Hammers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 31 points from their 33 games thus far. West Ham Utd.'s total of 51 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Hammers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Gillingham. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |