This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Cowdenbeath and Forfar Athletic at 15:00 on Saturday, 2nd May 2009 in the Scottish Division Three.
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Forfar Ath. face a trip to Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Loons 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 earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 31 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 2 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Blue Brazil score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Forfar Ath.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Loons, and 10 goals against.
Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 59 points from 34 games. Forfar Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 49 from their 34 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Forfar Ath. are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Forfar Ath. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
