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Sunderland face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Black Cats have won one, and drawn the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Gillingham | 1 - 3 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 30 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 15 Sep | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Gills have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Sunderland's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Black Cats have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |