FM Preview: Elgin City v Stranraer 03 Apr 2010

Last updated : 02 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Elgin City v Stranraer fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Stranraer at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. There have only been 1 against the opposition from the 5 matches played by the City.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was two seasons ago, in April 2008, with Stranraer inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the City 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:
2009/2010Tue 16 MarStranraer2 - 1Elgin CitySCD3
2009/2010Sat 03 OctStranraer0 - 2Elgin CitySCD3
2007/2008Sat 12 AprElgin City2-3StranraerSCD3
2007/2008Wed 27 FebElgin City0 - 5StranraerSCD3
2007/2008Sat 09 FebStranraer0 - 0Elgin CitySCD3
2007/2008Sat 29 SepStranraer3 - 3Elgin CitySCD3
2003/2004Sat 10 AprElgin City0 - 0StranraerSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Elgin City's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While City have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Stranraer's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Blues's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.

Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 22 points. Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 33 points from their 26 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Elgin City6006290
Stranraer6312111010

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the City at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the The Blues come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Elgin City Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 6 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Stranraer 6 games since last away draw.