FM Preview: Brechin City v Ayr United 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brechin City v Ayr United fixture

Ayr United face a trip to Brechin City at Glebe Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 21 of the 42 previous games, with the hosts winning just 15.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Glebe Park was just last season, in May 2011, with Ayr United inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the City in an Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 29 Sep Ayr Utd. 3 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sun 22 May Brechin City 1-2 Ayr Utd. Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3)
2010/2011 Wed 18 May Ayr Utd. 1 - 1 Brechin City Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3)
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Brechin City 1 - 0 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 12 Apr Brechin City 0 - 3 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 26 Feb Ayr Utd. 2 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Ayr Utd. 0 - 2 Brechin City Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Brechin City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 17 goals have been scored by the City in those games, with 11 conceded.

The away form of Ayr United is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Honest Men have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 19 points from 13 games.

Ayr United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 17 from their 13 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brechin City 6 3 2 1 16 8 11
Ayr United 6 3 1 2 8 7 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the City, as the Honest Men have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brechin City Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Ayr United Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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