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Ayr Utd. face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 17 of the 39 previous games, with the hosts winning just 15.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Forfar Ath. | 4 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Ayr Utd. | 5 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 03 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Loons in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Honest Men have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Forfar Ath.'s total of 32 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two. Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 33 points from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Honest Men could well see them head back from Station Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Ayr Utd. | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |