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Montrose face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 5 of the 13 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the City edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Elgin City | 3 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Montrose | 2 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Montrose | 1 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Elgin City | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Montrose | 2 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Elgin City | 0 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Gable Endies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 35 matches. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 34 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Montrose | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Elgin City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 29 games since last home draw. |
| Montrose | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |