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Elgin City prepare to entertain Montrose at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 9 of the 21 previous games, with the City winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, as the City squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Dec | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 18 Sep | Elgin City | 3-2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Elgin City | 5 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 23 Mar | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Montrose | 0 - 4 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Montrose | 1 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Elgin City | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the City, with 9 goals against.
The Gable Endies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Gable Endies's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Elgin City's total of 28 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Montrose are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Montrose | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Elgin City may be coming up against a decent side in Montrose, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Montrose | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |