FM Preview: Stranraer v Elgin City 19 Mar 2011

Last updated : 18 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stranraer v Elgin City fixture

Elgin City face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park 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 with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the The Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Elgin City 2 - 1 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Stranraer 2-1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Elgin City 1 - 2 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Tue 27 Apr Elgin City 2 - 3 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 03 Apr Elgin City 1 - 2 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Stranraer 2 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 03 Oct Stranraer 0 - 2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Stranraer have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 13 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the City have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stranraer's total of 45 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.

Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 35 points from their 26 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stranraer 6 2 1 3 14 14 7
Elgin City 6 1 1 4 8 15 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blues, as the City have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stranraer 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Elgin City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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