FM Preview: Elgin City v Queens Park 19 Feb 2011

Last updated : 18 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
Footymad preview
History of the Elgin City v Queens Park fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Queens Park at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 7 of the 15 previous games, with the City winning just 4.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 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:
2010/2011Sat 18 DecQueens Park1 - 1Elgin CitySCD3
2010/2011Sat 16 OctElgin City4-2Queens ParkSCD3
2009/2010Sat 24 AprQueens Park0 - 1Elgin CitySCD3
2009/2010Tue 30 MarElgin City0 - 1Queens ParkSCD3
2009/2010Sat 31 OctQueens Park0 - 3Elgin CitySCD3
2009/2010Sat 15 AugElgin City0 - 1Queens ParkSCD3
2006/2007Sat 21 AprQueens Park3 - 0Elgin CitySCD3

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 14 goals for the City, with 7 goals against.

The The Spiders 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 The Spiders's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Elgin City's total of 32 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Queens Park lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 27 from their 21 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Elgin City62228108
Queens Park65109316

FootyMad's prediction ...

Elgin City are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Queens Park will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Elgin City Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Queens Park 3 successive away victories.
5 games since last away draw.
7 games since last defeat.