FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Berwick Rangers 15 Dec 2012

Last updated : 14 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Berwick Rangers fixture

Stirling Albion play host to Berwick Rangers at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Binos are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 8 of the 45 games.

The last time the two teams met at Stirling Albion was back in August 2005, over five years ago, the Binos carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Berwick Rgrs. 4 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three
2005/2006 Wed 31 Aug Stirling Alb. 2-1 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Challenge Cup
2004/2005 Sat 12 Mar Berwick Rgrs. 2 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2004/2005 Sat 20 Nov Stirling Alb. 0 - 1 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Two
2004/2005 Sat 30 Oct Berwick Rgrs. 0 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2004/2005 Sat 28 Aug Stirling Alb. 3 - 1 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Two
2000/2001 Sat 14 Apr Stirling Alb. 1 - 0 Berwick Rgrs. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Binos have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Berwick Rangers's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Borderers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 7 points.

Berwick Rangers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 19 from their 14 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 0 1 5 6 16 1
Berwick Rangers 6 2 1 3 9 14 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Forthbank Stadium for the Binos and the Madmen are unable to see past Berwick Rangers claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 5 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Berwick Rangers No win in the 2 most recent games.

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