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Reading face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, Royals have recorded 13 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Gills in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Reading | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Reading | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 10 Feb | Reading | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 07 Apr | Reading | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Gillingham | 2 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Gillingham, Reading are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Royals have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 24 points from their 26 games thus far. Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 47 points from 26 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Reading on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Gillingham. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Reading | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |