The game between Berwick Rangers and Ayr United in the Scottish Division Two on Saturday, 1st March 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Berwick Rgrs. prepare to entertain Ayr United at Shielfield Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 11 of the 23 previous games, with the Borderers winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Shielfield Park was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 0 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Berwick Rgrs. | 1-1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 0 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 09 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 0 | Berwick Rgrs. | SLGC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Berwick Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Berwick Rgrs. | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Berwick Rangers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Borderers have scored 8, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Ayr Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Honest Men have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Berwick Rgrs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only 12 points. Ayr Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 30 points from their 26 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Berwick Rgrs. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 1 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Shielfield Park for the Borderers and the Madmen are unable to see past Ayr Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Berwick Rgrs. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Ayr Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
