FootyMAD's Forfar Athletic match preview

Last updated : 12 August 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Forfar Athletic v Ayr United fixture

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 14 of the 33 previous games, with the hosts winning just 13.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, the Loons carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 26 MarAyr Utd.1 - 0Forfar Ath.SCD2
2004/2005Sat 19 MarForfar Ath.1 - 0Ayr Utd.SCD2
2004/2005Sat 13 NovForfar Ath.2 - 3Ayr Utd.SCD2
2004/2005Sat 11 SepAyr Utd.3 - 3Forfar Ath.SCD2
1995/1996Sat 30 MarForfar Ath.1 - 0Ayr Utd.SCD2
1995/1996Tue 05 MarAyr Utd.1 - 1Forfar Ath.SCD2
1995/1996Sat 11 NovForfar Ath.2 - 1Ayr Utd.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Forfar Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Loons in those games, with 5 conceded.

Ayr Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Honest Men have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forfar Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 3 points from 1 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forfar Ath.62138127
Ayr Utd.6222658

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Ayr Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Forfar Ath.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Forfar Ath. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Ayr Utd. 11 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.