FM Preview: Elgin City v Berwick Rangers 21 Jan 2012

Last updated : 20 January 2012 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 11 previous games, with the City winning just 4.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Berwick Rgrs. 1 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Elgin City 4-1 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Three
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

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Recent respective form guides

Elgin City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, City have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.

Berwick Rangers have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Borderers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 25 points from their 17 games so far.

Berwick Rangers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 25 from their 19 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 1 1 4 5 17 4
Berwick Rangers 6 0 4 2 8 11 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

City are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Elgin City Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Berwick Rangers Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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