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Stranraer pack their bags to visit Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Victory has been gained on 2 of the 3 previous occasions for The Blues.
The previous match played between the two at Borough Briggs was more than three years back, in April 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Stranraer | 3 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Elgin City | 0 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Stranraer | 6 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Elgin City | 1 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Stranraer | 4 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 02 Sep | Elgin City | 2 - 3 | Stranraer | SLGC |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the City in those games, with 11 conceded.
The The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the The Blues pummel 15 goals, and let in 7.
Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 18 points from their 16 games played so far, Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 28 points from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Elgin City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Stranraer | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |