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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 26 and win only 11 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Arbroath running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 21 Mar | Arbroath | 3 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Montrose is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Gable Endies have hit 4 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath 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, Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Red Lichties, as the Gable Endies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Montrose | Not won in previous 11 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |