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Bradford City face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 9 occassions, and draw 4, from the 14 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the The Gills carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Bradford City | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Bradford City | 1 - 3 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Gillingham | 0 - 4 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 14 Sep | Bradford City | 5 - 1 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Jan | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Bradford City | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 02 Mar | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Gills's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Bantams have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 27 matches. Bradford City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 23 points from their 29 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 15 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |