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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 was two seasons ago, in April 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The Gills have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Crewe Alex. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Railwaymen, and 12 goals against.
Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 36 matches. Crewe Alex.'s 48 points from 35 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 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Railwaymen's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Gillingham, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | 8 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |