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Port Vale face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Valiants have recorded 4 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Gills in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Gillingham | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 08 Apr | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Valiants's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Gillingham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 10 points from their 7 games so far. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |