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Preston N.E. face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, North End have recorded 5 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Gills in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Gillingham | 5 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Gills have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the North End have hit 9 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 4 points from 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Preston N.E. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Priestfield Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 25 games since last home draw. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 11 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |