FootyMAD's Stranraer match preview

Last updated : 23 January 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stranraer v Stirling Albion fixture

Stirling Alb. face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the The Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 01 NovStirling Alb.3 - 2StranraerSCD2
2008/2009Sat 16 AugStranraer1 - 0Stirling Alb.SCD2
2007/2008Sat 24 NovStranraer0 - 6Stirling Alb.SFAC
2006/2007Sat 28 AprStranraer3 - 1Stirling Alb.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 17 FebStirling Alb.0 - 2StranraerSCD2
2006/2007Sat 30 DecStranraer2 - 1Stirling Alb.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 19 AugStirling Alb.3 - 3StranraerSCD2

Recent respective form guides

Stranraer need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While The Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Stirling Alb.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Binos's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 18 games have yielded only 11 points. Stirling Alb. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 28 from their 20 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stranraer60245132
Stirling Alb.64029812

FootyMad's prediction ...

Stirling Alb. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Stranraer Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Not won in the 10 most recent games.
Stirling Alb. Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.