FM Preview: Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers 18 Aug 2012

Last updated : 17 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers fixture

Annan Athletic prepare to entertain Berwick Rangers at Galabank on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. The Black and Golds have drawn more-often-than-not, but have lost the others.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Galabank was less than a year ago, in April 2012, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 07 Apr Annan Ath. 1-1 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 18 Feb Berwick Rgrs. 1 - 3 Annan Ath. Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 24 Dec Annan Ath. 2 - 2 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 01 Oct Berwick Rgrs. 0 - 1 Annan Ath. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Annan Ath. 2 - 3 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Tue 01 Mar Annan Ath. 1 - 1 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Berwick Rgrs. 2 - 3 Annan Ath. Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Annan Athletic's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Black and Golds have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Berwick Rangers's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Borderers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.

Annan Athletic find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points.

Berwick Rangers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Annan Athletic 6 1 1 4 3 14 4
Berwick Rangers 6 1 3 2 10 11 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Galabank for the Black and Golds and the Madmen are unable to see past Berwick Rangers claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Annan Athletic 4 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Berwick Rangers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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