The season has been strenuous for Forfar Athletic up to now, while Elgin City have won many games. Will the guests take a new scalp at Station Park?
- Forfar Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in League Two
- Elgin City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Forfar Athletic's stadium, Station Park, has a artifical turf surface. Elgin City have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Elgin City when playing on artifical turf; 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses from 13 matches. They have scored {17 goals} in these games and conceded 23.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Forfar Athletic form and stats
With 2 League Two wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Forfar Athletic are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Forfar Athletic goalkeeper Marc McCallum is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 206 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.
Forfar enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Stenhousemuir's place. The match ended 2-1.
Ahead of that match, Forfar Athletic won a home game hosting Albion Rovers (1-0).Forfar Athletic has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Forfar defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Elgin City form and stats
Playing away, Elgin City have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the League Two this season. Elgin City love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
The manager Price was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Borough Briggs. Elgin City suffered a 1-2 loss to Stirling Albion (placed 2nd).
One match before, 0-0 at home vs Clyde in the Challenge Cup. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Elgin City playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 6 Elgin wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 14 of this team's 17 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Elgin City are regular goalscorers on their travels.
Head 2 Head
Lots of goals both ways for the away team, in fact last time they were involved in a match with under 2.5 goals they were facing today's opponent (Elgin City - Forfar Athletic 0-1 seven league rounds ago)! Armour (Forfar Athletic) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Forfar won three games, six matches ended with a tie and Elgin City managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Hester 13 goals | R. Dingwall 9 goals |  M. Aitken 4 goals |
Forfar Athletic missing players
Elgin City missing players
| Forfar Athletic | Elgin City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 32 |
| 25 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 30 |
| 94% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 47% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 29% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 59% |
| 12% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 38% | 24% |
| 53% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 76% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 24% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10.2 | 12.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 24% | 21% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 69% | 50% |
| 8.9 | 9.8 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 11.6 | 9 |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 4.1 |
- All of Elgin City's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Elgin City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Elgin City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Elgin City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Elgin City have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Elgin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Forfar Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forfar Athletic have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League Two
- Forfar Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dumbarton | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Annan Athletic | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 23 |
| 5 | Stranraer | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 6 | East Fife | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Stenhousemuir | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
