FM Preview: Peterhead v Elgin City 02 Jan 2012

Last updated : 01 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterhead v Elgin City fixture

Peterhead prepare to entertain Elgin City at Balmoor Stadium on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 8 of the 12 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balmoor Stadium was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Peterhead 1-3 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2004/2005 Sat 23 Apr Elgin City 0 - 2 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2004/2005 Tue 08 Mar Elgin City 2 - 2 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2004/2005 Tue 01 Mar Peterhead 3 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2004/2005 Sat 21 Aug Peterhead 2 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2003/2004 Sat 01 May Peterhead 3 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2003/2004 Sat 13 Mar Elgin City 1 - 0 Peterhead Scottish Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Peterhead are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the City have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterhead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 16 matches.

Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 22 from their 14 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterhead 6 2 2 2 10 9 8
Elgin City 6 1 3 2 7 10 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Peterhead are not exactly setting the world alight at Balmoor Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Elgin City in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterhead Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Elgin City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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