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Montrose prepare to entertain Gretna at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occassions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was earlier this season, with Montrose running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Gretna | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Montrose | 2-0 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Gretna | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Gretna | 2 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Montrose | 0 - 2 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Gretna | 4 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Gable Endies have scored 11, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Gretna however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Black and Whites, and 5 goals against.
Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 41 points from their 32 games played so far, Gretna are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 61 points from 32 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Gretna | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Gable Endies of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Gretna, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Gretna | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |