FootyMAD's Elgin City match preview

History of the Montrose v Elgin City fixture

Montrose prepare to entertain Elgin City at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gable Endies are clearly on top, with a 62.50% success rate in the fixture.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was less than a year ago, in February 2004, as the Gable Endies squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 4-3 in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 28 Aug	Elgin City	1 - 3	Montrose	SCD3
2003/2004	Sat 27 Mar	Elgin City	2 - 1	Montrose	SCD3
2003/2004	Sat 14 Feb	Montrose	4-3	Elgin City	SCD3
2003/2004	Sat 15 Nov	Elgin City	2 - 3	Montrose	SCD3
2003/2004	Sat 30 Aug	Montrose	3 - 3	Elgin City	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 15 Mar	Elgin City	0 - 2	Montrose	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 25 Jan	Montrose	2 - 0	Elgin City	SCD3

Recent respective form guides

Montrose have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

Elgin City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the City have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Montrose's 14 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Elgin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 19 points from 11 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Montrose	6	3	1	2	10	9	10
Elgin City	6	3	1	2	6	8	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for the Gable Endies. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Montrose	4 games since last home draw.
Elgin City	20 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat.