Gillingham return to Priestfield on Saturday against Grimsby Town after losing their midweek match against AFC Wimbledon

Gillingham suffered a midweek setback but head coach Stephen Clemence is confident of getting their play-off chase back on the rails this Saturday.

A 2-0 loss at Wimbledon leaves the Gills with a big task to make the top seven this season - a target which for many was a minimum expectation after a season that started with so much promise.

The Gills now have it all to do after slipping from seventh to 10th on Tuesday. They have played more games than most of the teams around them and are handicapped by a poor goal difference which reflects the fact that they are still League 2’s lowest scorers.

It’s onwards and hopefully upwards, however, for positive-thinking Clemence and the Gills have a great chance of a win this Saturday against a Grimsby side fourth from bottom in the table.

Clemence said: “It has been a disappointing few games, there is no doubt about that.

“We just started building a bit of momentum and the bubble has burst a little bit again, but there are still a number of points to play for this season.

“There is a game at home on Saturday and three points to play for and I think we have a great chance in that game. That is what we have to do, we have to go and beat Grimsby.

“There is not one game since I have been here that I haven’t felt is a huge game, that is what it will be at the weekend. I am not going to call it a mini-league or this or that, it is just a big game and one we want to attack.

“We have to take care of what we’re doing, make sure our performances are right, which I thought it was at the start of the game [against Wimbledon].

“Things changed and went against us and we need things to go right for us on Saturday. If we bring our performances I am sure we’ll get a positive result.

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