FootyMAD's Gillingham match preview

Last updated : 26 November 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Gillingham v Nottingham Forest fixture

Nottm. Forest face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Forest have beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, the The Gills carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 06 MarGillingham2 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2003/2004Wed 25 FebNottm. Forest0 - 0GillinghamCHMP
2002/2003Tue 04 MarGillingham1 - 4Nottm. ForestCHMP
2002/2003Wed 18 SepNottm. Forest4 - 1GillinghamCHMP
2001/2002Sat 16 MarGillingham3 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2001/2002Sat 08 DecNottm. Forest2 - 2GillinghamCHMP
2000/2001Sat 28 AprNottm. Forest0 - 1GillinghamCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Gillingham's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Gills have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.

Nottm. Forest's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Forest's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 20 games thus far. Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 17 points from their 20 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Gillingham6123395
Nottm. Forest61147114

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nottm. Forest are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Priestfield Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Gillingham Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Nottm. Forest Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.