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Stranraer pack their bags to visit Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the The Blues.
The previous match played between the two at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2003, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Airdrie Utd. | 3 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Stranraer | 2 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Mar | Airdrieonians | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Airdrieonians | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Diamonds have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Stranraer's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Blues, and 8 goals against.
Airdrie Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches. Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 10 points from their 9 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Airdrie Utd., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Stranraer | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |