FM Preview: Elgin City v Montrose 08 Nov 2011

Last updated : 07 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Elgin City v Montrose fixture

Montrose face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Tuesday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2011, the City carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Montrose 3 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Montrose 1 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 05 Feb Elgin City 1-0 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Montrose 0 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Elgin City 3 - 2 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Elgin City 5 - 2 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Tue 23 Mar Elgin City 0 - 1 Montrose Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Elgin City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, City have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.

In complete contrast to Elgin City, Montrose are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Gable Endies have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 17 points from their 10 games so far.

Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 2 3 1 12 5 9
Montrose 6 3 0 3 11 13 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the City, as the Gable Endies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Elgin City 10 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Montrose Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 19 outings ago.

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