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Leyton Orient travel to take on Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, O's have recorded 9 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 12 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Gillingham was more than a decade ago, in March 1996, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Sep | Leyton Orient | 3 - 3 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 01 Jan | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 29 Aug | Leyton Orient | 3 - 0 | Gillingham | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 22 Aug | Gillingham | 1 - 4 | Leyton Orient | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 12 Jan | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Orient | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 01 Sep | Orient | 2 - 4 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Gills in those games, with 5 conceded.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The O's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 31 points from their 23 games played so far, Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form O's, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Leyton Orient | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |