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Crewe Alex. face a trip to 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 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 20 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Railwaymen have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 42 matches. Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 46 points from 42 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 17 most recent games. |