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Elgin City prepare to entertain Cowdenbeath at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 5 of the previous 7 occassions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners 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: | |||||
| 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
Elgin City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the City in those games, with 7 conceded.
Cowdenbeath have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Blue Brazil have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 36 points from their 25 games so far. Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 47 points from 24 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 15 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Elgin City may be coming up against a decent side in Cowdenbeath, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Cowdenbeath | 14 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |