Elgin City will take to the pitch with visiting rivals Peterhead at Borough Briggs in the League Two game on Saturday.
View all of the Elgin City v Peterhead predictions, poll and stats below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Elgin City
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Elgin City enter this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 League Two drawn result against Stenhousemuir.
The only scorer from Elgin City was Robert Jones (84'). Ross Taylor (15') scored for Stenhousemuir.
Itโs not been often in recent games that Elgin City have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Elgin City have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 7 goals during that time.
Looking at their past form shows that Elgin City:
- have not lost a league tie with Peterhead in their previous 2 matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 6 home league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 2 matches in the league.
Peterhead
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Peterhead come into this match following a 2-1 League Two win as they beat Forfar Athletic in their previous fixture.
For Peterhead, the goalscorers were Hamish Ritchie (49') and Jack Brown (80'). Daniel Scally (71') was the scorer for Forfar Athletic.
Jordon Brown's Peterhead have found the back of the net a total of 11 times in the course of their latest six matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during those same clashes adds up to 5.
Their previous form shows that Peterhead:
- are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 9 league games. A poor run.
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Head to head
Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 02/03/2019 shows us that Elgin City have won 2 of these & Peterhead 3, with the number of drawn matches being 1.
A total of 19 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 for The Black and Whites and 11 being from The Blue Toon . Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 3.17.
The last league contest between these sides was League Two match day 26 on 24/02/2024 when the final score was Peterhead 1-1 Elgin City.
The match was refereed by Alex Shepherd.
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Team News: Elgin City
The Elgin City boss Allan Hale has a full complement, with no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash owing to a completely healthy group to choose from.
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Team News: Peterhead
Owing to a completely healthy squad available for selection, the Peterhead manager Jordon Brown has no fitness worries to speak of coming into this match.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Peterhead and Elgin City could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.
Letโs see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. We therefore think that itโs going to be a very close game with a 1-1 score draw at the conclusion of the game.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
12:04 19/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Elgin City
Formed: 1893
Stadium: Borough Briggs (4,520)
Captain: Matthew Cooper
Chairman: Isla Benzie
Manager: Allan Hale
Competitions: League Two position 6
๐ Star Player: Brian Cameron
Regularly playing in the Centre Midfield position, Brian Cameron was born in Scotland. Having played his first senior match for Elgin City in the 2007 - 2008 season, the accomplished Midfielder has got 3 league goals in the League Two 2023 - 2024 season so far from a total of 31 appearances.