FM Preview: Brechin City v Forfar Athletic 09 Mar 2013

Last updated : 08 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brechin City v Forfar Athletic fixture

Brechin City prepare to entertain Forfar Athletic at Glebe Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 68 games played, City have recorded 28 wins, and Forfar Athletic have come away with 21 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Glebe Park was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Wed 02 Jan Forfar Ath. 1 - 4 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 24 Nov Brechin City 4-1 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Forfar Ath. 1 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 10 Mar Forfar Ath. 4 - 1 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Brechin City 2 - 1 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Forfar Ath. 0 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Brechin City 0 - 1 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Brechin City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, City have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 10.

In complete contrast to Brechin City, Forfar Athletic are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Loons have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 42 points from 23 games.

Forfar Athletic's total of 38 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brechin City 6 4 2 0 13 9 14
Forfar Athletic 6 3 0 3 11 11 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Brechin City may be coming up against a decent side in Forfar Athletic, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the City. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brechin City Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Forfar Athletic 13 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 15 outings ago.

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