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Stranraer face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Victory has been gained on 3 of the 4 previous occasions for The Blues.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where Stranraer annihilated the The Blues 0 - 5 in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 27 Feb | Elgin City | 0 - 5 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Stranraer | 0 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Stranraer | 3 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Elgin City | 0 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Stranraer | 6 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Elgin City | 1 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Stranraer | 4 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Stranraer's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the The Blues pummel 12 goals, and let in 3.
Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 47 points from their 33 games so far. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 58 points from 33 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Stranraer | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |