FM Preview: Elgin City v Clyde 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Elgin City v Clyde fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Clyde at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. There have only been 1 against the opposition from the 5 matches played by the City.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in February 2012, 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
2012/2013 Wed 17 Oct Clyde 2 - 2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
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

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Recent respective form guides

Elgin City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 19 goals for the City, with 10 goals against.

In complete contrast to Elgin City, Clyde are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Bully Wee have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Elgin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 23 points from 13 games.

Clyde see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 13 points from their 12 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 3 2 1 15 9 11
Clyde 6 1 1 4 7 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Elgin City may be coming up against a decent side in Clyde, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the City. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Elgin City Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Clyde 11 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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