FM Preview: Gillingham v Exeter City 20 Nov 2012

Last updated : 19 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Gillingham v Exeter City fixture

Exeter City pack their bags to visit Gillingham at Priestfield on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Grecians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 26 and win only 10 of the 49 games.

The previous match played between the two at Priestfield was more than three years back, in September 2009, with Gillingham running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Mon 28 Dec Exeter City 1 - 1 Gillingham League One
2009/2010 Sat 05 Sep Gillingham 3-0 Exeter City League One
2008/2009 Sat 24 Jan Gillingham 1 - 0 Exeter City League Two
2008/2009 Sat 04 Oct Exeter City 3 - 0 Gillingham League Two
1995/1996 Sat 13 Apr Gillingham 1 - 0 Exeter City League Division Three
1995/1996 Tue 31 Oct Exeter City 0 - 0 Gillingham League Division Three
1994/1995 Sat 25 Mar Gillingham 3 - 0 Exeter City League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Gillingham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Gills have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

Exeter City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Grecians have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Gillingham are leading the way in the npower League Two, with their 18 games giving them a return of 40 points.

Exeter City lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 27 from their 18 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Gillingham 6 3 2 1 10 5 11
Exeter City 6 2 2 2 6 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Exeter City 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

Team Sequences
Gillingham Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Exeter City 4 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.

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