FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Peterhead 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Peterhead fixture

Stirling Albion are ready to welcome Peterhead to Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 10 wins out of 14 previous matches.

The previous match played between the two at Forthbank Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2010, with Stirling Albion running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 27 Oct Peterhead 2 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Stirling Alb. 2-0 Peterhead Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Peterhead 1 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Peterhead 3 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Stirling Alb. 2 - 1 Peterhead Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Peterhead 1 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Tue 17 Mar Stirling Alb. 2 - 1 Peterhead Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Binos have scored 10, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Peterhead is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Blue Toon have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 10 points.

Peterhead lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 22 from their 15 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 1 0 5 10 17 3
Peterhead 6 2 2 2 5 6 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Stirling Albion at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Binos will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion 12 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Peterhead Not won in previous 7 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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