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Peterhead play host to visiting opponents Forfar Athletic at Balmoor Stadium in this League Two tie on Saturday.
Our Peterhead v Forfar Athletic tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (including the best match odds).
๐ Form Guide
Peterhead
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Peterhead head into this game following on from a 2-2 League Two drawn result against Bonnyrigg Rose.
For Peterhead, the goalscorers were Hamish Ritchie (54') and Rory McAllister (93'). Bradley Barrett (22') and Lee Currie (83') scored for Bonnyrigg Rose.
Jordon Brown's Peterhead have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 9 times over their prior six outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures is 5.
Their prior results show that Peterhead:
- have left without a victory over Forfar Athletic in their last 2 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 7 league matches at home.
Forfar Athletic
DWDDLL
After a losing effort in their last game against Dumbarton in League Two competition, Forfar Athletic and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Tony Wallace (52') and Carlo Pignatiello (83') scored for Dumbarton.
For 5 of the past 6 clashes featuring Forfar Athletic, a notably low volume of goals have been hit between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell works out to a meagre 1.67, with the number of goals averaged by The Loons being 0.67. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be sustained here.
Taking a look at their past results, Forfar Athletic:
- haven't been defeated by Peterhead when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. A solid away record against them.
- are without a win away from home in their last 4 league matches.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 28/11/2020 shows us that Peterhead have won 1 of them and Forfar Athletic 3, with the tally of drawn results being 2.
In all, 19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for The Blue Toon and 10 belonging to The Loons. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.
The last league encounter featuring these clubs was League Two match day 25 on 17/02/2024 when it ended Forfar Athletic 3-3 Peterhead.
The match was refereed by George Calder.
โน๏ธ Team News: Peterhead
The Peterhead boss Jordon Brown doesnโt have any fitness concerns to speak of before this game owing to a fully injury-free squad available to choose from.
๐ฐ Team News: Forfar Athletic
Owing to a completely injury-free squad available to select from, the Forfar Athletic boss Ray McKinnon doesnโt have any fitness concerns to report ahead of this match.
๐ง Prediction
Weโre thinking that Forfar Athletic should have enough to put a goal past this Peterhead team, however it is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.
Weโre expecting a very close game with a 2-1 win for Peterhead by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Should be a good one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 13:02 13/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Peterhead
Formed: 1891
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium (3,150)
Captain: Jason Brown
Chairman: Rodger Morrison
Manager: Jordon Brown
Competitions: League Two position 2
โญ Star Player: Conor OโKeefe
Normally used in the Left Wing position, Conor OโKeefe was born in Paisley, Scotland. Having played his first senior match for St Mirren in the 2017 - 2018 season, the talented Forward has netted 7 league goals in the League Two 2023 - 2024 season to date in a total of 27 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 65 | DDDDD |
2 |
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32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 52 | WDDWD |
3 |
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32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 52 | LWWDW |
4 |
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32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 50 | DLDWD |
5 |
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32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 44 | WDWWD |
6 |
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32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | -21 | 37 | WWDLD |
7 |
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32 | 7 | 15 | 10 | -5 | 36 | WDDLL |
8 |
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32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 32 | LLLDD |
9 |
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32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 31 | LWDLW |
10 |
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32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 31 | LLLDL |
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Clyde |
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East Fife |
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Stranraer |
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Dumbarton |
Spartans |
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Elgin City |
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Stenhousemuir |
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Clyde |
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Elgin City |
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Clyde |
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Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 30 |
Time first goal conceded | 47 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 3.5 |
Biggest victory | 6-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Goals scored | 0.9 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 36 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 2.1 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 3.4 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
Rory McAllister | 8 |
Hamish Ritchie | 8 |
Kieran Shanks | 8 |
Conor OโKeefe | 7 |
Jack Brown | 5 |
Stuart Morrison | 8 |
Russell McLean | 5 |
Seb Ross | 5 |
Matty Allan | 3 |
Josh Skelly | 3 |
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