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Stranraer prepare to entertain Brechin City at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Blues are clearly on top, winning 50.94% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stair Park was earlier this season, with Brechin City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Blues in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Stranraer | 1-2 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Brechin City | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Brechin City | 3 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 03 Sep | Stranraer | 3 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Stranraer | 2 - 0 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Brechin City | 0 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD1 |
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 6, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.
Brechin City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The City's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 20 games have yielded only 12 points. Brechin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 34 from their 21 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 2 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Stair Park for the The Blues and the Madmen are unable to see past Brechin City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 12 most recent games. |
| Brechin City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |