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Arbroath pack their bags to visit Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, Red Lichties have recorded 17 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 20 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Station Park was within the last three years, in April 2001, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 06 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 2 | Forfar Ath. | SCC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 02 Jan | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Arbroath | 3 - 4 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Loons's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Arbroath have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Red Lichties have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 39 points from 25 games. Arbroath are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 25 points from their 25 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Loons. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Arbroath | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |