FM Preview: Brechin City v Ayr United 23 Mar 2013

Last updated : 22 March 2013 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 19 of the 40 previous games, with the hosts winning just 15.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Glebe Park was earlier this season, the City carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 05 Mar Ayr Utd. 1 - 2 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Tue 19 Feb Brechin City 2-1 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
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

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Recent respective form guides

Brechin City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, City have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 10.

In complete contrast to Brechin City, Ayr United are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Honest Men's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 45 points from 24 games.

Ayr United see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 35 points from their 29 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brechin City 6 4 2 0 11 7 14
Ayr United 6 3 0 3 10 9 9

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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 Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 10 matches.
Ayr United 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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