FM Preview: Elgin City v Stranraer 31 Mar 2012

Last updated : 30 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Elgin City v Stranraer fixture

Stranraer face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 7 times out of 10.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 28 Jan Stranraer 5 - 2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 03 Dec Elgin City 1-1 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Stranraer 1 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Stranraer 1 - 2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Elgin City 2 - 1 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Stranraer 2 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Elgin City 1 - 2 Stranraer Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Elgin City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the City, with 5 goals against.

Stranraer have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Blues, and 11 goals against.

Elgin City's total of 50 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.

Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 55 points from 30 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 2 3 1 10 6 9
Stranraer 6 4 0 2 14 9 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Stranraer are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Elgin City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Elgin City No sequences of note
Stranraer Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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