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Stirling travel to take on Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 17 of the 36 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The last time the two teams met at Cowdenbeath was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1948, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish B Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Stirling | 0 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 12 Sep | Stirling | 3 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SLC |
| 1948/1949 | Sat 30 Dec | Stirling | 2 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SC-B |
| 1948/1949 | Sat 30 Dec | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 2 | Stirling | SC-B |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 30 Dec | Stirling | 2 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | SC-B |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 30 Dec | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 2 | Stirling | SC-B |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 30 Dec | Stirling | 1 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SC-B |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Bankies have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Stirling's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The Binos's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Cowdenbeath see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 14 points from their 10 games played so far, Stirling are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 11 games giving them a return of 31 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Stirling | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Binos's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Cowdenbeath, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Stirling | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |