Elgin City vs Forfar Athletic: result 2-2 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 2, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Borough Briggs, Elgin
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What was the result of Elgin City vs Forfar Athletic?
Elgin City and Forfar Athletic drew 2-2 on January 2, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 17′D. CoxForfar Athletic
- 19′C. McLeishElgin City
- 39′D. McHardyElgin City
- 65′Gavin SwankieForfar Athletic
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Elgin City have 7 wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats; Forfar Athletic have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2016 | Arbroath(away) | 2-3 | League Two |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Berwick Rangers(home) | 6-0 | League Two |
| Dec 3, 2016 | Montrose(home) | 4-1 | League Two |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Annan Athletic(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Nov 12, 2016 | Stirling Albion(home) | 2-3 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2016 | Clyde(home) | 4-3 | League Two |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Cowdenbeath(away) | 4-3 | League Two |
| Dec 13, 2016 | Annan Athletic(home) | 5-1 | League Two |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Arbroath(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Montrose(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Elgin City win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Forfar Athletic win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2016 | Forfar Athletic 3-2 Elgin City | League Two |
Last archived meeting: Forfar Athletic vs Elgin City on Aug 27, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Elgin City score 2.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Forfar Athletic score 2.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin City | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Elgin City sit 2nd in League Two (8 points from 4 matches) and Forfar Athletic sit 3rd (7 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Elgin City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy