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Crewe Alex. pack their bags to visit Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Priestfield Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Gillingham | 0 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 3 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 14 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Gillingham are currently lying in 20th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 15 from their 15 matches played. Crewe Alex.'s 19 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Railwaymen 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 | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |