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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. |