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Swansea City face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Swans have recorded 3 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 03 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 20 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Sun 19 Mar | Swansea City | 3 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 27 Aug | Gillingham | 2 - 3 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 22 Mar | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Gills's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Swansea City however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Swans pummel 11 goals, and let in 3.
Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 8 matches. Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 14 points from 8 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Gillingham. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Swansea City | 4 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |