FM Preview: Forfar Athletic v Ayr United 12 Jan 2013

Last updated : 11 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forfar Athletic v Ayr United fixture

Ayr United face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Station Park was earlier this season, the Loons carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2010/2011 Wed 23 Mar Ayr Utd. 0 - 1 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Forfar Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. While Loons have scored 11, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Ayr United is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Honest Men have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Forfar Athletic see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 20 points from their 16 games played so far,

Ayr United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 20 from their 15 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forfar Athletic 6 2 1 3 9 13 7
Ayr United 6 1 1 4 5 12 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forfar Athletic Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Ayr United 5 games since last away draw.

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