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Arbroath face a trip to Montrose at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 53 games played, The Red Lichties have recorded 16 wins, and Montrose have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Arbroath inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Gable Endies in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 02 Jan | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Arbroath | 3 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 21 Mar | Arbroath | 3 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Montrose | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Gable Endies have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Arbroath's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Red Lichties, and 2 goals against.
Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 27 points from their 27 games played so far, Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 45 points from 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Red Lichties have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Links Park Ground with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Arbroath | 11 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |