FM Preview: Fleetwood Town v Gillingham 30 Mar 2013

Last updated : 29 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Fleetwood Town v Gillingham fixture

Fleetwood Town prepare to entertain Gillingham at Highbury Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Dec Gillingham 2 - 2 Fleetwood Tn. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Fleetwood Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Gills's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 3 against.

Fleetwood Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 58 points from their 39 games so far.

Gillingham are leading the way in the npower League Two, with their 40 games giving them a return of 75 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Fleetwood Town 6 2 2 2 7 5 8
Gillingham 6 2 4 0 6 4 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Fleetwood Town are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Fleetwood Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Gillingham Previous 4 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
7 games since last defeat.

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