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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Gillingham at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 8 games played, Forest have recorded 4 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 1 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in May 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Gillingham | 1 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Nottm. Forest | 2-2 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 25 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 4 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 4 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Forest, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Gills have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Nottm. Forest's 48 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 40 points from 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Forest's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Gillingham. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |