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Montrose face a trip to Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gable Endies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, as the Bankies edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Montrose | 1 - 3 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 2 | Montrose | SLC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 10 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Montrose | 1 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Bankies, with 5 goals against.
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Gable Endies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Cowdenbeath's 27 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 12 |
| Montrose | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Cowdenbeath may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | Won 4 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Montrose | 4 games since last away draw. |