It’s a chilly winter Saturday at Galabank as Annan Athletic prepare to host Forfar Athletic in a thrilling League Two showdown. The visitors, a projected winner, according to the prediction models, have been consistent performers this season. Forfar’s away form has seen them pick up crucial points on the road, and they’ll be eager to extend that run against an Annan side struggling to find consistency.

Their recent head-to-head meetings have been tightly contested affairs, with Forfar edging the upper hand in their most recent encounter. That 1-0 win for the visitors back in September will give them confidence as they look to repeat the feat and take maximum points from this one.

Annan’s home record has been patchy at best. While they have shown flashes of brilliance, their inability to string together a run of results has left them hovering above the drop zone. A solitary win in their last five outings doesn’t bode well for their prospects against a Forfar side with a 45% chance of emerging victorious.

The bookmaker odds have Forfar as marginal favourites but only just. The draw is a well backed at 3.10 and given the tight nature of their past meetings, this could be a sensible wager. Annan, at 2.25 are deemed outsiders but an upset isn’t entirely beyond the realm of possibility.

As these two League Two adversaries clash on a cold December afternoon, Forfar will aim to keep their promotion push on track. Annan meanwhile need a reversal of fortunes to climb the table and put distance between themselves and the relegation zone. Whichever way this contest unfolds, it’s set to be an intriguing tie in the English fourth tier.