None of the last five league games between Colchester United and Gillingham have seen both sides score, with the Gills claiming more victories in that sequence (W3 L2).
Gillingham have won three of their last four away Football League games against Colchester United (L1), as many victories as across their prior 31 such visits to the Essex outfit across their club history combined (D14 L14).
Colchester have lost five of their last six home Football League games played on Boxing Day (W1), whilst the U’s have won just two of their last 18 such matches since 1973 (D8 L8).
Gillingham are unbeaten across their last five away league games played on Boxing Day (W3 D2) since a 2-0 loss to Dagenham & Redbridge in 2008. Prior to this current run, the Gills had failed to win their last such 11 matches in succession in the Football League between 1966 and 2008.

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