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Swansea City prepare to entertain Gillingham at Liberty Stadium on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Swans are clearly on top, winning 57.89% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Liberty Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2007, with Swansea City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 23 Jan | Swansea City | 2-0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 05 Jan | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 03 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 20 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Gillingham | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Swans in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Swansea City, Gillingham are having a torrid time on their travels, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Gills have conceded 20 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Swansea City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 23 points from the 12 games they have played so far. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 16 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Swansea City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Swans. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. |