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Port Vale face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Valiants have recorded 3 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2005, with Gillingham running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 08 Apr | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 30 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 19 Mar | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 31 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the The Gills score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
In complete contrast to Gillingham, Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 55 points from their 43 games played so far, Port Vale's 57 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |