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Montrose prepare to entertain Elgin City at Links Park Ground on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was less than a year ago, in January 2003, with Montrose running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Elgin | 0 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Montrose | 2-0 | Elgin | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Elgin | 0 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Montrose | 1 - 0 | Elgin | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Montrose | 1 - 0 | Elgin | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Elgin | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Montrose | 0 - 2 | Elgin | 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 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Elgin is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the City have hit 5 goals, 21 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Montrose are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 3 matches. Elgin see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Elgin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Links Park Ground for the Gable Endies and the Madmen are unable to see past Elgin claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Elgin | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 16 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |