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Brechin City face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 3 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Brechin City | 5 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Brechin City | 2 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Brechin City | 2 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Brechin City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The City's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Ayr Utd. are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 6 games giving them a return of 14 points. Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 12 points from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The City could well see them head back from Somerset Park, Ayr with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Brechin City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |