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Elgin City face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield 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 being consigned to defeat by opponents in 3 of the 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the The Red Lichties carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 | Sat 24 Mar | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. City have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Arbroath are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 4 matches. Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Elgin City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Gayfield Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Elgin City | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 8 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |