FM Preview: Clyde v Elgin City 17 Oct 2012

Last updated : 16 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Clyde v Elgin City fixture

Elgin City face a trip to Clyde at Broadwood on Wednesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Half of the previous meetings have ended in a win, and the other half in a draw for City.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Broadwood was less than a year ago, in March 2012, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 24 Mar Clyde 0-2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Tue 28 Feb Elgin City 1 - 1 Clyde Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Tue 21 Feb Clyde 1 - 2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep Elgin City 0 - 3 Clyde Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Tue 26 Apr Elgin City 0 - 1 Clyde Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Elgin City 0 - 1 Clyde Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Clyde 3 - 3 Elgin City Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Clyde are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Bully Wee's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Elgin City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the City have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Clyde lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 9 points from their 6 games so far.

Elgin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 13 points from 7 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Clyde 6 2 1 3 8 11 7
Elgin City 6 4 0 2 16 12 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the City has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Clyde. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Clyde Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Elgin City Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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