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Montrose face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gable Endies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 11 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Montrose | 5 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Montrose | 3 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 02 Jan | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Arbroath | 3 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Red Lichties's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Montrose however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Gable Endies, and 6 goals against.
Arbroath's total of 37 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Montrose are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 44 points from 27 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Montrose | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Gable Endies to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Montrose take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Montrose | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |