FM Preview: Elgin City v Peterhead 10 Mar 2012

Last updated : 09 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Elgin City v Peterhead fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Peterhead at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 33.33 of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, with Elgin City annihilating their visitors 6-1 in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2004/2005 Tue 01 Mar Peterhead 3 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2004/2005 Sat 21 Aug Peterhead 2 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

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 3.

Peterhead have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Blue Toon have hit 10 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Elgin City's total of 46 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.

Peterhead see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 32 points from their 27 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 4 2 0 13 5 14
Peterhead 6 3 1 2 12 16 10

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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 Unbeaten in the last 12 home games.
Unbeaten run of 8 matches.
Peterhead 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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