Coventry prepare to entertain Gillingham at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highfield Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Coventry | 0-0 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Gillingham | 0 - 2 | Coventry | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Coventry | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Coventry | LD1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 07 Feb | Coventry | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | DIV4 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 20 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Coventry | DIV4 |
| 1957/1958 | Wed 30 Apr | Gillingham | 3 - 2 | Coventry | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Gills have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 17 matches. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Coventry are not exactly setting the world alight at Highfield Road Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Gillingham in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Gillingham | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |