League 2 form sides Gillingham and Carlisle United clash at Priestfield on Saturday; Manager Neil Harris previews the match

Two of the form teams in League 2 with very different targets go head to head at Priestfield on Saturday.

The Gills are edging towards safety - and might already have done enough - while visitors Carlisle United head to Kent sitting third in the table and vying for an automatic promotion spot.

They may sit at opposite ends of the table but few teams can better Gills’ form over the last 12 games. Only Carlisle and Stockport have picked up more points.

“What a challenge for us,” said Gills boss Neil Harris. “Playing a team that are third in the league, consistent all season, but we are a team right at the top of the form guide.

“We are in a position where we can look forward to those big games, the tests against good sides, to see where we are at. Moving forward for the rest of the season and into next year we want to pitch ourselves against the best players in the league and see where they are at compared to us.

“We are in form, I love playing here (at home), the crowd are right behind us, it is going to be a good occasion.”

The Gills have won six of their seven home games this year. Bradford are the only team to have taken points away from Kent in 2023 and both of their goals were handed to them on a plate.

Carlisle are a handy team home and away, picking up a point at Bradford in the week after a goalless draw, enough to move them up to third in the division.

Harris said: “Carlisle are a good side, having a really good season and Paul (Simpson) has done a terrific job. They have quite a big squad, so when players are injured or out of form they can put other players in, they have been very consistent over a period of time in how they play and they have some real attacking threat.

“It’s another challenge for us, one we