Bonnyrigg Rose are the guests at Alpha Projects Stadium on Saturday for the League Two showdown with hosts Forfar Athletic.
All Forfar Athletic v Bonnyrigg Rose game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Forfar Athletic
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Forfar Athletic prepare for this game following on from a 1-1 League Two draw versus Clyde.
The only player to score 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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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against East Fife in League Two competition, Bonnyrigg Rose and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
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 look at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 18/11/2023 shows us that Forfar Athletic have won 4 of them and Bonnyrigg Rose 1, with the number of drawn games being 1.
A combined total of 15 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 10 for The Loons and 5 being from The Rose. The average goals per game has been 2.5.
The previous league fixture between the two was League Two match day 26 on 22/02/2025 when it ended Bonnyrigg Rose 0-2 Forfar Athletic.
The match was refereed by George Calder.
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Team News: Forfar Athletic
There is just the lone fitness concern for the Forfar Athletic manager Jim Weir to contend with from a near full-strength squad. 9 (Forfar Athletic) will miss out.
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Team News: Bonnyrigg Rose
Thanks to a mainly healthy squad, there’s just the lone fitness problem for the Bonnyrigg Rose boss Jonny Stewart to be concerned with. 10 (Bonnyrigg) won’t be playing here.
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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 1.95, backing a drawn result is 3.4 and putting your money on a victory for Bonnyrigg Rose gets you 3.5. They’re the best returns being offered right now.
Peter Guest,
10:21 16/04/2025
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.