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Port Vale prepare to entertain Gillingham at Vale Park on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 17 games played, Valiants have recorded 7 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in December 2006, with Port Vale running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Gillingham | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Valiants have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the The Gills have hit 4 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 39 games have yielded only 26 points. Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 39 points from their 38 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Vale Park for the Valiants and the Madmen are unable to see past Gillingham claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |