Gillingham match preview

Last updated : 15 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Gillingham v Norwich City fixture

Norwich face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 6 of the 25 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, the Gills carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Tue 25 FebGillingham1 - 0NorwichLD1
2002/2003Sat 24 AugNorwich1 - 0GillinghamLD1
2001/2002Tue 19 MarNorwich2 - 1GillinghamLD1
2001/2002Sat 13 OctGillingham0 - 2NorwichLD1
2000/2001Sat 07 AprGillingham4 - 3NorwichLD1
2000/2001Sat 09 DecNorwich1 - 0GillinghamLD1
1957/1958Sat 08 MarGillingham1 - 0NorwichD3S

Recent respective form guides

Gillingham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Gills's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The away form of Norwich is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Canaries have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far, Norwich's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Gillingham63219911
Norwich6213787

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gills, as the Canaries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
GillinghamNo sequences of note
NorwichLost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.