History of the Elgin City v Rangers fixture
Rangers face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs at lunchtime on Saturday, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Sun 02 Dec | Rangers | 3 - 0 | Elgin City | Scottish F.A. Cup |
| 2012/2013 | Sun 02 Sep | Rangers | 5 - 1 | Elgin City | Scottish Division Three |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 26 Feb | Rangers | 3 - 0 | Elgin City | Scottish F.A. Cup |
| 1951/1952 | Sat 09 Feb | Rangers | 6 - 1 | Elgin City | Scottish F.A. Cup |
| 1948/1949 | Sat 22 Jan | Rangers | 6 - 1 | Elgin City | Scottish F.A. Cup |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, City have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 7.
Rangers's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Gers pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.
Elgin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 27 points from 15 games.
Rangers are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 14 games giving them a return of 33 points.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Rangers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 18 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Elgin City. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Elgin City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Rangers | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here