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Bournemouth travel to take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Cherries have recorded 9 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 19 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was back in November 1999, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Bournemouth | 2 - 3 | Gillingham | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Mar | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 12 Nov | Gillingham | 4 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 09 Apr | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 20 Oct | Bournemouth | 3 - 3 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | Bournemouth | 4 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 05 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the The Gills score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Bournemouth's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Cherries, and 6 goals against.
Gillingham's 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Bournemouth lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 5 from their 3 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bournemouth are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bournemouth | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |