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Stranraer face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 4 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2007, the Honest Men carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Stranraer | 1 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Stranraer | 0 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 02 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Stranraer | 1 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Stranraer | 1 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Honest Men in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Stranraer is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blues have hit 8 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 22 points from 12 games. Stranraer are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Honest Men, as the The Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Stranraer | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |