FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Elgin City 27 Apr 2013

Last updated : 26 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Elgin City fixture

Stirling Albion prepare to entertain Elgin City at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Binos are clearly on top, beating their opponents 5 times from 8 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Forthbank Stadium was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 02 Mar Elgin City 1 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three
2012/2013 Sat 17 Nov Stirling Alb. 1-4 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2012/2013 Sat 18 Aug Elgin City 3 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three
2005/2006 Sat 26 Nov Stirling Alb. 2 - 1 Elgin City Scottish F.A. Cup
2003/2004 Sat 24 Apr Elgin City 0 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three
2003/2004 Wed 10 Mar Stirling Alb. 6 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2003/2004 Sat 13 Dec Elgin City 0 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Binos have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 4.

Elgin City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The City's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Stirling Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 41 points from their 33 games so far.

Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 39 points from their 31 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 3 3 0 15 5 12
Elgin City 6 2 1 3 8 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Stirling Albion may be coming up against a decent side in Elgin City, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Binos. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Elgin City Undefeated in last 3 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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