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Montrose prepare to entertain Annan Athletic at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Though past meetings have resulted in more draws than losses for Gable Endies.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 09 Nov | Annan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 28 Aug | Montrose | 1-1 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 13 Apr | Annan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Montrose | 1 - 2 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Montrose | 0 - 0 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Annan Ath. | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Annan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Gable Endies have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Annan Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 16 points from their 16 games played so far, Annan Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 21 from their 13 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 |
| Annan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Links Park Ground for the Gable Endies and the Madmen are unable to see past Annan Ath. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. |
| Annan Ath. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |