The League Two match at Alpha Projects Stadium on Saturday sees hosts Forfar Athletic go up against Bonnyrigg Rose.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Forfar Athletic v Bonnyrigg Rose can be seen below including the latest game odds.
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Forfar Athletic
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Forfar Athletic prepare for this game after a 1-1 League Two drawn match vs Clyde.
The only scorer from Forfar Athletic was Reuben McAllister (26'). Logan Dunachie (17') scored for Clyde.
Forfar Athletic have been quite ineffective in attack in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 4 versus opposing sides during the course of their last 6 fixtures. In those games, Forfar Athletic have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 3. That pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward here, however.
A look at their previous results shows us that Forfar Athletic:
- have not lost a league tie with Bonnyrigg Rose in their last 3 matches.
- are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Bonnyrigg Rose
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against East Fife in League Two action, Bonnyrigg Rose and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Nathan Austin (53') and Adam Laaref (94') scored for East Fife.
Looking at their form, and Bonnyrigg Rose have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 13 goals overall. At the back, Bonnyrigg Rose could really do with shoring things up.
Leading up to this clash, Bonnyrigg Rose:
- have not won against Forfar Athletic in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- are without an away win for the past 9 league matches. Very poor, indeed.
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Head to head
A glance at their past head to head clashes going back to 18/11/2023 shows that Forfar Athletic have won 4 of these games and Bonnyrigg Rose 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.
In all, 15 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 10 of them for The Loons and 5 for The Rose. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was League Two match day 26 on 22/02/2025 which ended up with the score at Bonnyrigg Rose 0-2 Forfar Athletic.
The referee was George Calder.
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Team News: Forfar Athletic
There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Forfar Athletic manager Jim Weir to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. 9 (Forfar Athletic) misses out.
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Team News: Bonnyrigg Rose
Owing to an otherwise healthy squad, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Bonnyrigg Rose boss Jonny Stewart to be concerned with. 10 (Bonnyrigg) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
In this match, Bonnyrigg Rose are certainly able to breach the defence of this Forfar Athletic side, but it possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid a loss.
We’re going for a narrow 2-1 victory for Forfar Athletic when the full-time whistle blows. Expecting it to be very competitive.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the 90 min. result market, the win for Forfar Athletic is best priced at 1.7, backing a drawn result is 3.75 and putting your money on a victory for Bonnyrigg Rose gets you 4.33. They’re the best returns being offered right now.
Peter Guest,
06:06 18/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Forfar Athletic
Formed: 1885
Stadium: Alpha Projects Stadium (6,777)
Captain: Stuart Morrison
Chairman: Scott Murdie
Manager: Jim Weir
Competitions: League Two position 9
🔑 Star Man: Reuben McAllister
Customarily deployed in the Centre Midfield position, Reuben McAllister was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Having made a first senior appearance for Forfar Athletic in the 2024 - 2025 season, the dangerous Midfielder has managed to score 4 league goals in the League Two 2024 - 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 13 appearances.