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Montrose face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 60 games played, Gable Endies have recorded 19 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 28 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Montrose inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Loons in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Montrose | 1 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Montrose | 2 - 2 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 4 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 5 | Montrose | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Loons in those games, with 6 conceded.
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Gable Endies have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 22 points from their 16 games so far. Montrose lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 25 from their 18 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Gable Endies to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Montrose | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |