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Only four points divide these two teams, but Gillingham - in spite of two consecutive defeats and the miss of first and third scorers Graham ( out for near a month, 5g) and Samuel ( 3g), propbable reason for massive dropping odds in favour of hosts - not deserves these odds.

Guests could recover Coyle ( midf.3+9 2g) and also without Graham they scored five goals in last four rounds and only one of them scored by Samuel.



Before the defeats against Accrington and Doncaster ( both in or near promotion zone ) Gillingham joined five rounds without defeats and only one draw.

On the contrary, only two wins for Rochdale in nine rounds, both of them away and trashing the opponents, but Wigan ( 5-0) in last round is well known as probable relegation candidate cause its problems in and off the pitch and Plymouth ( 4-0) has the worst recent form of the league remaining near relegation zone.

More, after Fleetwood in October, the only two other wins of season arrived against Burton and Shrewsbury, otehr two teams at the bottom of table.

Today hosts with heavy absences, too: keeper Bazunu ( 10), Beesley ( att. 12 1g), MacLaughlin ( def.6+6) remain out, big problems in midfield where topscorer Lund ( 6g) is suspended, Ryan ( 11+2) injuried himself on Tuesday is uncertain and Rathbone ( 15) remain out.

Only one on five rochdale's wins arrived at home, where they scored only six goals, four of them in only two of their eight home matches."