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Arbroath face a trip to Berwick Rangers at Shielfield Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Red Lichties will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, the Borderers 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 12 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Arbroath | 0 - 2 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Berwick Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Arbroath | 4 - 0 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Berwick Rgrs. | 3 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Berwick Rgrs. | 2 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Berwick Rangers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Arbroath however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The Red Lichties, and 9 goals against.
Berwick Rgrs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 17 points from 10 games. Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 18 points from 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Berwick Rgrs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arbroath are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Berwick Rgrs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Berwick Rgrs. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Arbroath | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |