FM Preview: Elgin City v Queen's Park 26 Jan 2013

Last updated : 25 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Elgin City v Queen's Park fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Queen's Park at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 10 of the 21 previous games, with the City winning just 5.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, where Queen's Park annihilated the City 0-4 in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Dec Queen's Park 1 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Elgin City 0-4 Queen's Park Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 05 May Queen's Park 1 - 3 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 03 Mar Elgin City 1 - 1 Queen's Park Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 14 Jan Queen's Park 6 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Queen's Park 3 - 1 Elgin City Scottish F.A. Cup
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Elgin City 1 - 1 Queen's Park Scottish F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Elgin City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The City's have scored 15 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 16.

The away form of Queen's Park however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Spiders's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 28 points from their 20 games so far.

Queen's Park are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 33 points from 19 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 0 2 4 7 17 2
Queen's Park 6 3 2 1 10 5 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Elgin City are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Queen's Park running out comfortable winners. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Elgin City Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Queen's Park 3 successive away victories.
4 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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