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Elgin City prepare to entertain Cowdenbeath at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, hoping to redress the balance of power in this fixture. The City have slumped to defeat on 8 of the 10 occasions the teams have met.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Cowdenbeath | 4 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 2 | Elgin City | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Elgin City | 0-2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 26 Jul | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 28 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 5 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Elgin City | 0 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While City have scored 6, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Cowdenbeath's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blue Brazil, and 5 goals against.
Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 8 points. Cowdenbeath are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 18 games giving them a return of 37 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the City at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blue Brazil come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 8 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Cowdenbeath | 3 successive away victories. 12 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |