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Arbroath travel to take on Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. 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 last time the two teams met at Cowdenbeath was back in February 1998, over five years ago, with Cowdenbeath running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Arbroath | 0 - 3 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Arbroath | 3 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 4 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 01 Jan | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Blue Brazil, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Cowdenbeath, Arbroath are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Red Lichties have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 33 points from 15 games. Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 19 from their 16 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blue Brazil, as the Red Lichties have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 19 . |
| Arbroath | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 15 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |