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Montrose face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gable Endies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 25 and win only 11 of the 49 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Red Lichties carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Arbroath | 4 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Dec | Montrose | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Oct | Arbroath | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 23 Aug | Montrose | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Red Lichties, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arbroath, Montrose are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Gable Endies have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 35 points from their 25 games so far. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 23 points from their 27 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Montrose | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gable Endies are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Arbroath. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 12 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Montrose | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games. |