FM Preview: Lincoln City v Gillingham 09 Apr 2011

Last updated : 08 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Lincoln City v Gillingham fixture

Lincoln City are ready to welcome Gillingham to Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 22 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 11 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 7 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Sincil Bank Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2008, with Lincoln City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Gillingham 0 - 1 Lincoln City League Two
2008/2009 Tue 27 Jan Gillingham 1 - 2 Lincoln City League Two
2008/2009 Tue 28 Oct Lincoln City 2-0 Gillingham League Two
1998/1999 Sat 20 Mar Gillingham 4 - 0 Lincoln City League Division Two
1998/1999 Sat 31 Oct Lincoln City 1 - 2 Gillingham League Division Two
1995/1996 Sat 13 Jan Gillingham 2 - 0 Lincoln City League Division Three
1995/1996 Sat 19 Aug Lincoln City 0 - 3 Gillingham League Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Lincoln City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. While The Red Imps have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The The Gills's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Lincoln City are currently lying in 20th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 46 from their 40 matches played.

Gillingham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League Two, picking up 61 from their 40 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Lincoln City 6 1 1 4 5 14 4
Gillingham 6 3 3 0 10 5 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the The Red Imps at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the The Gills come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Lincoln City Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Gillingham Undefeated in last 9 away games.
15 games since last defeat.

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