FM Preview: Aldershot Town v Gillingham 02 Mar 2013

Last updated : 01 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aldershot Town v Gillingham fixture

Aldershot Town prepare to entertain Gillingham at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Shots are clearly on top, winning 53.13% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was just last season, in November 2011, with Gillingham inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Shots in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 13 Oct Gillingham 4 - 0 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Gillingham 1 - 0 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Aldershot Tn. 1-2 Gillingham League Two
2010/2011 Tue 01 Mar Aldershot Tn. 1 - 1 Gillingham League Two
2010/2011 Sat 29 Jan Gillingham 2 - 1 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2008/2009 Tue 17 Feb Gillingham 4 - 4 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2008/2009 Sat 20 Sep Aldershot Tn. 2 - 1 Gillingham League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Aldershot Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Shots in those games, with 5 conceded.

Gillingham's away form is equally impressive, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 1 have been let in at the wrong end.

Aldershot Town are currently lying in 19th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 38 from their 35 matches played.

Gillingham are leading the way in the npower League Two, with their 34 games giving them a return of 65 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Aldershot Town 6 2 2 2 6 5 8
Gillingham 6 3 1 2 4 3 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Shots are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Gillingham will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Aldershot Town 7 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Gillingham Undefeated in last 6 away games.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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