FM Preview: Ayr United v Forfar Athletic 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ayr United v Forfar Athletic fixture

Ayr United prepare to entertain Forfar Athletic at Somerset Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 27 wins out of 40 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Somerset Park was earlier this season, with Forfar Athletic inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Honest Men in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 12 Jan Forfar Ath. 2 - 1 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 01 Dec Forfar Ath. 2 - 1 Ayr Utd. Scottish F.A. Cup
2012/2013 Sat 25 Aug Ayr Utd. 2-3 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 14 May Ayr Utd. 3 - 3 Forfar Ath. Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3)
2010/2011 Wed 11 May Forfar Ath. 1 - 4 Ayr Utd. Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3)
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Ayr Utd. 3 - 1 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 05 Apr Forfar Ath. 3 - 2 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Ayr United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Forfar Athletic is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Loons have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ayr United are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 23 matches.

Forfar Athletic's total of 32 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ayr United 6 2 2 2 13 11 8
Forfar Athletic 6 2 0 4 7 13 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Honest Men's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Forfar Athletic. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ayr United No sequences of note
Forfar Athletic 12 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 12 outings ago.

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