The game between Berwick Rangers and Forfar Athletic in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday, 30th August 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Berwick Rgrs. are ready to welcome Forfar Athletic to Shielfield Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 48 games played, Borderers have recorded 24 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Shielfield Park was more than three years back, in April 2005, 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Berwick Rgrs. | 1-1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 30 Nov | Berwick Rgrs. | 1 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Berwick Rgrs. | 3 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 5 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Berwick Rangers's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Borderers have scored 9, a worringly large 19 have been leaked at the other end.
Forfar Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Loons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Berwick Rgrs. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far, Forfar Ath.'s total of 6 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three.
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Shielfield Park for the Borderers and the Madmen are unable to see past Forfar Ath. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Berwick Rgrs. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Forfar Ath. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |
