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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 March 2007, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 2 goals scored and conceded.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Railwaymen have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 36 points from their 36 games thus far. Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 37 points from 37 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Crewe Alex. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Gillingham. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |