FM Preview: Forfar Athletic v Brechin City 02 Jan 2013

Last updated : 01 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forfar Athletic v Brechin City fixture

Brechin City face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 75 games played, City have recorded 22 wins, and Forfar Athletic have come away with 33 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Station Park was less than a year ago, in March 2012, 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 Sat 24 Nov Brechin City 4 - 1 Forfar Ath. 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
2010/2011 Sat 23 Apr Brechin City 0 - 1 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Forfar Ath. 2 - 1 Brechin City Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Forfar Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Loons's have scored 13 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.

The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the City, and 10 goals against.

Forfar Athletic lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 20 points from their 15 games so far.

Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 25 points from 14 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forfar Athletic 6 3 1 2 11 12 10
Brechin City 6 4 0 2 11 7 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Brechin City are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Forfar Athletic. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forfar Athletic Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Brechin City 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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