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Coventry City face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 21 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 5 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 15 Sep | Coventry City | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Gillingham | 2 - 5 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Coventry City | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Gillingham | 0 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Coventry City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 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 21 points from their 25 games thus far. Coventry City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 29 from their 25 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Coventry City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Priestfield Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Coventry City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |