Norwich v Gillingham - Match Preview

Last updated : 16 March 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Norwich City v Gillingham fixture

Norwich City prepare to entertain Gillingham at on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 26 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at was just last season, in August 2002, the Canaries carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Tue 16 SepGillingham1 - 2Norwich CityLD1
2002/2003Tue 25 FebGillingham1 - 0Norwich CityLD1
2002/2003Sat 24 AugNorwich City1-0GillinghamLD1
2001/2002Tue 19 MarNorwich City2 - 1GillinghamLD1
2001/2002Sat 13 OctGillingham0 - 2Norwich CityLD1
2000/2001Sat 07 AprGillingham4 - 3Norwich CityLD1
2000/2001Sat 09 DecNorwich City1 - 0GillinghamLD1

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Canaries score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.

The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Gills have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Norwich City are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 35 games giving them a return of 67 points. Gillingham are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 41 from their 34 matches played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Norwich City63218411
Gillingham6123245

FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Canaries being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Norwich CityUnbeaten in the last 4 home games.
GillinghamNot won in previous 6 away matches.