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Northampton face a trip to 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2004, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Gills in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Feb | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 08 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 3 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 5 conceded.
Northampton's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Cobblers, and 4 goals against.
Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches. Northampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Gillingham. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |