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Elgin City prepare to entertain Stranraer at Borough Briggs on Tuesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. There have only been 1 against the opposition from the 5 matches played by the City.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was two seasons ago, in April 2008, with Stranraer inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the City 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Elgin City | 2-3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 27 Feb | Elgin City | 0 - 5 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Stranraer | 0 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Stranraer | 3 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Elgin City | 0 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Stranraer | 6 - 0 | Elgin City | 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 18 have been leaked at the other end.
Stranraer's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Blues's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 23 matches. Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 23 points from their 21 games played so far,
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Borough Briggs for the City and the Madmen are unable to see past Stranraer claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Stranraer | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |