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Cowdenbeath face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, expecting to continue a remarkable return in this fixture. The Blue Brazil have come away with the spoils on 8 of the 10 occasions the teams have met.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Cowdenbeath | 4 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 2 | Elgin City | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 26 Jul | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 28 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 5 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Elgin City | 0 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While City have scored 6, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Cowdenbeath's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blue Brazil, and 5 goals against.
Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 8 points. Cowdenbeath are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 18 games giving them a return of 37 points.
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 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blue Brazil have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Borough Briggs with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 8 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Cowdenbeath | 3 successive away victories. 12 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |