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Elgin City face a trip to Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Friday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the City.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Elgin City | 0 - 3 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Elgin City | 2 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Elgin City | 0 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Elgin City | 0 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Blue Brazil, with 9 goals against.
In complete contrast to Cowdenbeath, Elgin City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the City have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 36 points from 17 games. Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 18 points from their 18 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blue Brazil, as the City have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | 14 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 21 . |
| Elgin City | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |