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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 20 previous games, with the City winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in May 2010, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 10 Jan | Montrose | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The City's have scored 13 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 15.
The away form of Montrose is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Gable Endies have hit 4 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 3 points. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 4 points from their 5 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Borough Briggs for the City and the Madmen are unable to see past Montrose claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 21 . |
| Montrose | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |