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Stranraer pack their bags to visit Cowdenbeath at Central Park 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 27 and win only 10 of the 52 games.
The previous match played between the two at Central Park was within the last three years, in March 2004, with Stranraer inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Blue Brazil in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Stranraer | 2 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Mar | Stranraer | 4 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.
Stranraer have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Blues have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cowdenbeath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 18 points from their 15 games so far. Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Stranraer on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Cowdenbeath. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Stranraer | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |