FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Cowdenbeath 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Cowdenbeath fixture

Stirling Albion prepare to entertain Cowdenbeath at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Binos are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 6 of the 44 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Forthbank Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Cowdenbeath inflicting a narrow 3-4 defeat upon the Binos in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Cowdenbeath 2 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Cowdenbeath 1 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Stirling Alb. 3-4 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Cowdenbeath 5 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Stirling Alb. 1 - 3 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Tue 27 Apr Cowdenbeath 3 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Stirling Alb. 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath 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 5, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Cowdenbeath's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Blue Brazil pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 12 points.

Cowdenbeath are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 16 games giving them a return of 32 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 0 0 6 2 13 0
Cowdenbeath 6 3 3 0 11 4 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Binos at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blue Brazil come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 7 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Cowdenbeath Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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