FM Preview: Peterhead v Elgin City 05 Dec 2012

Last updated : 04 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Peterhead v Elgin City fixture

Peterhead prepare to entertain Elgin City at Balmoor on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 9 of the 13 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balmoor was less than a year ago, in January 2012, with Peterhead running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Elgin City 2 - 0 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 10 Mar Elgin City 1 - 2 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Tue 14 Feb Elgin City 6 - 1 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Peterhead 3-0 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
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

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Recent respective form guides

Peterhead are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blue Toon in those games, with 4 conceded.

Elgin City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The City's have scored 13 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.

Peterhead lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 17 points from their 12 games so far.

Elgin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 22 points from 12 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterhead 6 2 1 3 5 8 7
Elgin City 6 3 2 1 16 10 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Peterhead are starting to turn Balmoor into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterhead Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Elgin City Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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