FM Preview: Montrose v Elgin City 02 Apr 2011

Last updated : 01 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Montrose v Elgin City fixture

Elgin City face a trip to Montrose at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 5 of the 21 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Elgin City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Gable Endies in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 05 Feb Elgin City 1 - 0 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Montrose 0-1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Elgin City 3 - 2 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Elgin City 5 - 2 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Tue 23 Mar Elgin City 0 - 1 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Montrose 0 - 4 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 08 Aug Montrose 1 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Montrose's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Gable Endies have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Elgin City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the City have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Montrose are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 29 matches.

Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 39 points from their 29 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Montrose 6 1 0 5 3 10 3
Elgin City 6 2 1 3 9 13 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the City out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Montrose. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Montrose Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 5 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Elgin City 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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