FM Preview: Elgin City v Peterhead 02 Jan 2013

Last updated : 01 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Elgin City v Peterhead fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Peterhead at Borough Briggs on Wednesday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 30.77 of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in March 2012, with Peterhead inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the City in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Wed 05 Dec Peterhead 1 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 10 Mar Elgin City 1-2 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Tue 14 Feb Elgin City 6 - 1 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Peterhead 3 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Peterhead 1 - 3 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2004/2005 Sat 23 Apr Elgin City 0 - 2 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2004/2005 Tue 08 Mar Elgin City 2 - 2 Peterhead 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 20 goals for the City, with 12 goals against.

In complete contrast to Elgin City, Peterhead are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Blue Toon have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Elgin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 24 points from 15 games.

Peterhead's total of 22 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 1 2 3 6 14 5
Peterhead 6 2 2 2 6 5 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Elgin City may be coming up against a decent side in Peterhead, 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 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Peterhead Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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