- Elgin City have won one and lost four of their last five matches in all competitions.
- Forfar Athletic have won two and lost three of their last five in all competitions.
- Elgin City have won two and lost three of the last five League Two meetings between the clubs, with no draws.
Dogs are slight favourites for a cagey clash
Elgin City and Forfar Athletic are level on three points in the early League Two 2026/2027 table, with the hosts 1st on goal difference after one game and the visitors 5th. Forfar arrive in better form with back-to-back wins over Brechin City (3-1) at home in League Cup Group E and Kelty Hearts (1-0) at home in League Two 2026/2027. Elgin have had a mixed bag of a start to the campaign, losing 0-1 to Kilmarnock at home in League Cup Group H, being hammered 5-0 at Hamilton Academical FC away in League Cup Group H, and then beating FC Edinburgh 5-0 away in League Two 2026/2027.
Forfar are the slight favourites at 33/20 ahead of Elgin at 38/25, with the draw sitting at 9/4. The odds on the visitors do look a tad short, but Forfar's form and Elgin's lack of home stability make it tough to tip the hosts, who have won none and lost two of their last two home matches in all competitions. This is likely to be a closely fought and cagey game between two teams that don't have much in the way of recent momentum.
Forfar to nick it at Borough Briggs
Forfar should be the most reliable play here, but the odds aren't attractive and Elgin's home advantage and head-to-head record against the Loons makes it hard to ignore the draw in this fixture. Forfar won 2-1 at home in the last meeting between these two clubs in League Two 2025/2026, but Elgin have won two of the clubs' last three meetings at Borough Briggs.
Forfar have the slight edge in recent match-ups, but the form guides aren't much help to us, so we'll have to go with the stats, which heavily favour both teams not to score here at 49/50 and Under 2.5 goals at 39/50, which suits a cagey, low-scoring encounter.
Elgin’s directness can be their downfall
Stefan Laird has set Elgin up in a two-striker system that is pretty direct and can get plenty of numbers forward, which is ideal when they are on the ball, but can leave them vulnerable to transitions. They do have some bite in the set-piece area, so they can hurt teams that sit back.
James Weir's 4-4-2 formation isn't the flashiest, but it is an organised setup that is effective in physical duels and transitions, especially from a compact shape. Aiden Haddow has laid on one assist in one League Two match this season and his presence between the lines could be the difference in this close game. Angus Mailer leads Forfar's League Two scoring with one goal in one match, while Martin Rennie has bagged two of their four goals in the last five, so he looks the more ruthless in front of goal at the moment.
Jack MacIver leads the League Two scoring charts with one in one for the home side, who have seen Kyle Girvan net two of their six goals in the last five, so he's the hottest finisher on the pitch this weekend at Borough Briggs.
