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Elgin City prepare to entertain Arbroath at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, where Arbroath annihilated the City 0-4 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 07 Mar | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Elgin City | 0-4 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 09 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Elgin City | 4 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Elgin City | 2 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Arbroath's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the The Red Lichties pummel 14 goals, and let in 4.
Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 30 matches. Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 28 games.
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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
City are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Arbroath will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 27 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 18 . |
| Arbroath | 4 successive away victories. 13 games since last away draw. 11 games since last defeat. |