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Elgin City prepare to entertain Forfar Athletic at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 4 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 02 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 4 - 0 | Elgin City | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 14 to 12.
The away form of Forfar Ath. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Loons have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 14 points from their 12 games so far. Forfar Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 5 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that City's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Forfar Ath.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Won 3 successive home games. 36 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Forfar Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 25 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |