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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 7 matches played by the City.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in April 2010, 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 27 Apr | Elgin City | 2-3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Mar | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Elgin City | 2 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 27 Feb | Elgin City | 0 - 5 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Stranraer | 0 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The City's have scored 14 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 16.
Stranraer's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Blues's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points. Stranraer's total of 5 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 3 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Borough Briggs for the City and the Madmen are unable to see past Stranraer claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Stranraer | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |