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Elgin prepare to entertain Gretna at Borough Briggs on Saturday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the City have drawn one game and lost the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in February 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Gretna | 2 - 1 | Elgin | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Elgin | 2-2 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Gretna | 0 - 0 | Elgin | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Elgin | 0 - 2 | Gretna | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Gretna is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Black and Whites have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Elgin see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far, Gretna are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 5 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4 |
| Gretna | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Elgin only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Gretna | 6 games since last away draw. |