FootyMAD's Elgin City match preview

History of the Arbroath v Elgin City fixture

Arbroath prepare to entertain Elgin City at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Red Lichties are clearly on top, beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Gayfield Park was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the The Red Lichties carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 24 Mar	Elgin City	0 - 1	Arbroath	SCD3
2006/2007	Wed 07 Mar	Arbroath	2-1	Elgin City	SCD3
2006/2007	Sat 16 Dec	Elgin City	0 - 4	Arbroath	SCD3
2006/2007	Sat 30 Sep	Arbroath	2 - 1	Elgin City	SCD3
2006/2007	Wed 09 Aug	Arbroath	0 - 1	Elgin City	SLGC
2005/2006	Sat 08 Apr	Elgin City	4 - 1	Arbroath	SCD3
2005/2006	Sat 11 Feb	Arbroath	0 - 1	Elgin City	SCD3

Recent respective form guides

Arbroath have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. City have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Arbroath are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 4 matches. Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 0 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Arbroath	6	2	2	2	13	12	8
Elgin City	6	0	0	6	4	17	0

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Arbroath, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Arbroath	Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Elgin City	Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 8 games. No win in the 8 most recent games.