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Stranraer face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played, The Blues have recorded 17 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2008, with Forfar Ath. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 15 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | Stranraer | 3 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Stranraer | 4 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 5 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Loons have scored 7, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Stranraer is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Blues have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Forfar Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 1 points from 1 games. Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Loons, as the The Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Stranraer | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |