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Stranraer face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Loons carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
Stranraer have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Blues's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Forfar Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 39 points from 21 games. Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Forfar Ath. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stranraer | 5 games since last away draw. |