FootyMAD's Gretna match preview

History of the Elgin City v Gretna fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Gretna at Borough Briggs on Saturday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Though past meetings have resulted in more draws than losses for City.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 08 Nov	Gretna	2 - 2	Elgin City	SCD3
2003/2004	Sat 13 Sep	Elgin City	3-3	Gretna	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 03 May	Gretna	2 - 1	Elgin City	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 22 Feb	Elgin City	2 - 2	Gretna	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 19 Oct	Gretna	0 - 0	Elgin City	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 10 Aug	Elgin City	0 - 2	Gretna	SCD3

Recent respective form guides

Elgin City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While City have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Gretna's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 20 matches. Gretna are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 38 points from 20 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Elgin City	6	1	0	5	7	19	3
Gretna	6	4	0	2	11	8	12

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 Black and Whites come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Elgin City	6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Gretna	10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago.