FM Preview: Forfar Athletic v Brechin City 21 Aug 2010

Last updated : 20 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Forfar Athletic v Brechin City fixture

Brechin City pack their bags to visit Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 61 games played, The City have recorded 20 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 28 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Station Park was more than three years back, in March 2007, as the Loons edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 03 MarForfar Ath.3 - 2Brechin CitySCD2
2006/2007Tue 02 JanBrechin City2 - 2Forfar Ath.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 04 NovForfar Ath.1 - 2Brechin CitySCD2
2006/2007Sat 26 AugBrechin City4 - 2Forfar Ath.SCD2
2004/2005Sat 07 MayBrechin City0 - 3Forfar Ath.SCD2
2004/2005Mon 27 DecForfar Ath.1 - 3Brechin CitySCD2
2004/2005Sat 23 OctBrechin City2 - 0Forfar Ath.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Forfar Athletic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Loons, with 4 goals against.

The 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. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Forfar Ath. are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points. Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 4 points from 2 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forfar Ath.651013516
Brechin City6222888

FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Loons. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Forfar Ath. Unbeaten in the last 10 home games.
Won their latest 5 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Brechin City 4 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.