Division Three

January 2, 2013
  • FTFT
     
    Annan Athlet
    Rangers
    1
    3
    1
    3
    1
  • FTFT
     
    E Stirling
    Stirling
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
  • FTFT
     
    Elgin
    Peterhead
    0
    3
    0
    3
    3
  • FTFT
     
    Montrose
    Berwick
    1
    3
    1
    3
    4
  • FTFT
     
    Queen's Park
    Clyde
    4
    1
    4
    1
    5

Full-time

Elgin City

0 - 3

Peterhead

Division Three

15:00 +00:00, January 2, 2013

Borough Briggs, Scotland

Referee: M Northcroft

Malin set to start in Highland clash

Team Stat Comparison

Elgin City Peterhead
Matches Played 36 36
Table Position 5 2
Points 49 59
Goal Difference -2 24
Goals for * 2.3 1.4
Goals against * 2.2 0.9
Last 5 W-D-L-W-D W-W-W-W-W
Last 5 home W-L-W-W-L W-W-W-L-L
Last 5 away D-D-W-W-L W-W-W-W-W
*  Goals per match - home matches for home club and away matches for away club
Stats: Elgin City | Peterhead

Competition Stats

Elgin City Peterhead
Goals Stuart Leslie 15 Rory McAllister 21
Assists Stuart Leslie 0 Rory McAllister 0
Yellows Stuart Leslie 7 Dean Cowie 9
Reds Stuart Leslie 1 Scott Ross 3
Squads: Elgin City | Peterhead

Tables

POTEAMPWDLFAGDPts
1
Rangers
 36 25 8 3 87 29 58 83
2
Peterhead
 36 17 8 11 52 28 24 59
3
Queen's Park
 36 16 8 12 60 54 6 56
4
Berwick
 36 14 7 15 59 55 4 49
5
Elgin
 36 13 10 13 67 69 -2 49
6
Montrose
 36 12 11 13 60 68 -8 47
7
Stirling
 36 12 9 15 59 58 1 45
8
Annan Athlet
 36 11 10 15 54 65 -11 43
9
Clyde
 36 12 4 20 42 66 -24 40
10
E Stirling
 36 8 5 23 49 97 -48 29

Elgin City will have Joe Malin between the sticks against Peterhead as John Gibson has returned to Dundee at the end of his loan deal.

Paul Harkins has been ruled out of the all-Highland clash due a hamstring injury he picked up in the 2-0 defeat against Annan on Saturday and he could be joined on the sidelines by Jamie Duff, Craig Gunn, Graeme Beveridge and Lewis Halford who all face fitness tests.

Borough Briggs boss Ross Jack said: "Having lost our last two games teams are closing in now on second place so it would be good to get back to winning ways again.

"Peterhead will see this as a great opportunity to get above us so we need to be ready to battle for everything.''

Peterhead striker Rory McAllister is a major doubt for the Highland derby after the effects of a virus left him drained and led to his substitution against East Stirling at the weekend.

Despite McAllister's departure the Blue Toon won 2-0, however manager Jim McInally is looking for an improvement.

"We need to up our game for Elgin especially in front of goal where we were not ruthless enough,'' he said. "This will be a cracking good old fashioned derby and they will be well up for it after losing to Annan so we know we are in for a hard shift.

"Our away from has not been good enough this season and it would be good to start 2013 by turning that around with a win."