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Northampton pack their bags to visit Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Priestfield Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2008, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Gills in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Northampton | 4 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 16 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Feb | Northampton | 0 - 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 The Gills's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Cobblers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Gillingham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League Two, picking up 33 points from their 23 games so far. Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 28 points from their 23 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Gillingham may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Northampton | 4 games since last away draw. |