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Arbroath prepare to entertain Elgin City at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occassions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Gayfield Park was earlier this season, with Elgin City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Red Lichties in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Elgin City | 2 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | 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 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the City have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 15 points from 8 games. Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The current home form displayed by Arbroath is obviously none too clever, but, with the current standing of Elgin City, I firmly believe this match can only produce a victory for the The Red Lichties. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Elgin City | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 8 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |