Gillingham match preview

Last updated : 19 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Gillingham v West Ham United fixture

West Ham face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent respective form guides

Gillingham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Gills's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Hammers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches. West Ham are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 16 points from the 7 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Gillingham63219911
West Ham64118413

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Hammers could well see them head back from Priestfield Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
GillinghamNo sequences of note
West Ham4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.