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Albion Rvs. face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Wee Rovers have recorded 8 wins, and Elgin City have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Elgin City running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 25 Sep | Albion Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | Elgin City | 3 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SFAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Elgin City | 3 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the City, with 8 goals against.
The Wee Rovers 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.
Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 22 points from their 14 games so far. Albion Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 26 points from 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Wee Rovers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Won 6 successive home games. 27 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Albion Rvs. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |