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Preston N.E. prepare to entertain Gillingham at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 21 games played, North End have recorded 8 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Deepdale was just last season, in February 2003, with Preston N.E. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Preston N.E. | 3-0 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Gillingham | 5 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Gillingham | 4 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
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 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E.'s 51 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Gillingham are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 40 from their 33 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Preston N.E. are not exactly setting the world alight at Deepdale at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Gillingham in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 5 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |