FM Preview: Annan Athletic v Elgin City 11 Feb 2012

Last updated : 10 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Annan Athletic v Elgin City fixture

Elgin City face a trip to Annan Athletic at Galabank on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, City have recorded 2 wins, and Annan Athletic have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Annan Ath. 1-1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Elgin City 2 - 3 Annan Ath. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Annan Ath. 2 - 2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Elgin City 2 - 0 Annan Ath. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Annan Ath. 0 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Tue 06 Apr Elgin City 1 - 0 Annan Ath. Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Annan Ath. 3 - 3 Elgin City Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Annan Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Black and Golds's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the City have hit 4 goals, 21 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Annan Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 36 points from 22 games.

Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 28 from their 19 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Annan Athletic 6 1 2 3 8 11 5
Elgin City 6 2 0 4 9 18 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Black and Golds, as the City have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Annan Athletic Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Elgin City Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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