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Elgin City prepare to entertain Forfar Athletic at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the City winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 3 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Elgin City | 1-4 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 24 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Elgin City | 3 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While City have scored 9, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Forfar Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 13 matches. Forfar Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 19 from their 13 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Borough Briggs for the City and the Madmen are unable to see past Forfar Ath. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Forfar Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |