West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Gillingham at Boleyn Ground 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 encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to West Ham Utd., Gillingham are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Gills have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
West Ham Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 60 points from their 38 games so far. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 37 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Gillingham, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Hammers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |