FM Preview: Elgin City v Berwick Rangers 06 Aug 2011

Last updated : 05 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Elgin City v Berwick Rangers fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Berwick Rangers at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 5 of the 10 previous games, with the City winning just 3.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in April 2011, as the City squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Elgin City 3-2 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Tue 22 Mar Elgin City 1 - 2 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Berwick Rgrs. 4 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Berwick Rgrs. 6 - 2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Berwick Rgrs. 2 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Elgin City 1 - 5 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec Berwick Rgrs. 2 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Elgin City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While City have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Berwick Rangers's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Borderers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 12 against.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 3 0 3 12 11 9
Berwick Rangers 6 2 3 1 13 11 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Borough Briggs for the City and the Madmen are unable to see past Berwick Rangers claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Elgin City 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Berwick Rangers 4 games since last defeat.

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