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Elgin City face a trip to Annan Athletic at Galabank on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the City.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 06 Sep | Annan Ath. | 4 - 2 | Elgin City | SCC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Elgin City | 1 - 1 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Mar | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Annan Ath. | 6 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Annan Ath. | 5 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Annan Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Black and Golds have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 16 goals for the City, and 14 goals against.
Annan Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 15 points from their 12 games so far. Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Annan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Black and Golds. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Annan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Elgin City | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |