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Barnsley travel to take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Friday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 1 of the 12 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was just over four years ago, in August 2001, with Gillingham running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Barnsley | 4 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 25 Mar | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 24 Sep | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 17 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGEC |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 31 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 3 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |