Forfar Athletic visit Meadowbank Stadium on Saturday for the League Two tie with hosts Edinburgh City.
View all of the Edinburgh City v Forfar Athletic predictions, poll and stats below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Edinburgh City
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Edinburgh City will be hoping to bounce back here after the 2-0 League Two defeat in their last game at the hands of Stranraer.
Max Guthrie (43') and Deryn Lang (49') scored for Stranraer.
It has been all too rare in recent games where Edinburgh City have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Edinburgh City have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 9 goals on the way.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Edinburgh City:
- have not been beaten in the league by Forfar Athletic in their last 5 matches.
- are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
Forfar Athletic
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Bonnyrigg Rose in League Two competition, Forfar Athletic will be hoping to turn things around here.
Neil Martyniuk (29') and Cameron Ross (68') scored for Bonnyrigg Rose.
The trend of at least one team drawing a blank in games featuring Forfar Athletic has become evident recently. Checking on their last six outings shows that it has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal total of 5 and Forfar Athletic have scored 3. However, we’ll just have to find out if the trend will be sustained in this next game or not.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Forfar Athletic:
- haven't won against Edinburgh City when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their previous 6 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 17/12/2021 tells us that Edinburgh City have won 5 of these games & Forfar Athletic 1, with the tally of drawn results being 0.
A combined sum of 17 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 11 for The Citizens and 6 coming from The Loons. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was League Two match day 24 on 08/02/2025 when it ended Forfar Athletic 0-1 Edinburgh City.
The referee was Sean Murdoch.
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Team News: Edinburgh City
There aren’t many selection issues, with just the lone fitness concern for the Edinburgh City gaffer Michael McIndoe to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed squad. 3 (Edinburgh City ) won’t play.
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Team News: Forfar Athletic
Due to a mostly healthy group, there is just the sole fitness worry for the Forfar Athletic manager Jim Weir to be concerned with. 9 (Forfar Athletic) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Forfar Athletic will need to apply a lot of pressure to breach the defence of this Edinburgh City side who we think should get the vital goal that wins it.
We therefore see a hard-fought 1-0 victory for Edinburgh City after 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the win-draw-win market, a victory for Edinburgh City can be had for 2.1, going for a drawn result is 3.4 and putting your money on the winner to be Forfar Athletic will get you 2.9. These are the best bets available at the current time.
Renata Leite,
09:02 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Edinburgh City
Formed: 1928
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium (1,320)
Captain: Jon Robertson
Chairman: John Dickson
Manager: Michael McIndoe
Competitions: League Two position 3
⭐ Star Player: Innes Lawson
Normally used in the Left Wing position, Innes Lawson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. After making a first senior appearance for Edinburgh City in the 2024 - 2025 season, the goalscoring Forward has managed 9 league goals in the League Two 2024 - 2025 season to date in 31 appearances.