FM Preview: Livingston v Brechin City 27 Nov 2010

Last updated : 26 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Livingston v Brechin City fixture

Livingston play host to Brechin City at Almondvale Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 23 games played, Livi have recorded 11 wins, and Brechin City have come away with 6 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Livingston was more than a decade ago, in April 1998, the Livi carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 18 SepBrechin City1 - 3LivingstonSCD2
2006/2007Tue 22 AugBrechin City0 - 3LivingstonSLGC
1997/1998Sat 18 AprLivingston1-0Brechin CitySCD2
1997/1998Tue 17 MarBrechin City0 - 2LivingstonSCD2
1997/1998Sat 15 NovLivingston5 - 2Brechin CitySCD2
1997/1998Sat 13 SepBrechin City0 - 2LivingstonSCD2
1996/1997Sat 12 AprBrechin City1 - 0LivingstonSCD2

Recent respective form guides

Livingston are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Livi, with 3 goals against.

The The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The City, and 9 goals against.

Livingston are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 13 games giving them a return of 27 points. Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 24 points from 13 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Livingston64029512
Brechin City633012612

FootyMad's prediction ...

Livi are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Livingston Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Brechin City Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.