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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 7 of the 16 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, the City carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Montrose | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Montrose | 3 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Elgin City | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 12 Oct | Montrose | 0 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While City have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Montrose's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Gable Endies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 8 points. Montrose's total of 19 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| Montrose | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gable Endies have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Borough Briggs with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Montrose | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |