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Southampton travel to take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Saints have recorded 2 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 4 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was back in October 2001, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Southampton | 4 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 09 Oct | Gillingham | 0 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 07 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Gillingham | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 23 Sep | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 28 Dec | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Southampton | D3S |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 31 Aug | Southampton | 5 - 1 | Gillingham | D3S |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 02 Mar | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Saints pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.
Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 44 matches. Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 70 from their 44 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Priestfield Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. |
| Southampton | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |