FM Preview: Albion Rovers v Stranraer 15 Sep 2012

Last updated : 14 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Albion Rovers v Stranraer fixture

Stranraer face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill was less than a year ago, in May 2012, with Albion Rovers running out comfortable 3-1 winners in an Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 3&4) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 20 May Albion Rvs. 3-1 Stranraer Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 3&4)
2011/2012 Wed 16 May Stranraer 2 - 0 Albion Rvs. Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 3&4)
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Albion Rvs. 1 - 0 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Stranraer 1 - 3 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Tue 15 Feb Albion Rvs. 1 - 2 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Stranraer 3 - 2 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Albion Rvs. 0 - 0 Stranraer Scottish Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Albion Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Stranraer is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Albion Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 4 matches.

Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Albion Rovers 6 1 0 5 2 10 3
Stranraer 6 1 2 3 5 16 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Stranraer on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Albion Rovers. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Albion Rovers 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 12 .
Stranraer Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.

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