FootyMAD's Livingston match preview

History of the Stranraer v Livingston fixture

Stranraer play host to Livingston at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon,

The last time the two teams met at Stranraer was more than a decade ago, in May 1998, with Stranraer running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 26 Jul	Livingston	4 - 0	Stranraer	SCC
1997/1998	Sat 02 May	Stranraer	2-0	Livingston	SCD2
1997/1998	Wed 25 Feb	Livingston	0 - 1	Stranraer	SCD2
1997/1998	Sat 01 Nov	Stranraer	1 - 1	Livingston	SCD2
1997/1998	Sat 16 Aug	Livingston	1 - 0	Stranraer	SCD2
1996/1997	Sat 03 May	Livingston	3 - 0	Stranraer	SCD2
1996/1997	Sat 22 Feb	Stranraer	1 - 1	Livingston	SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Stranraer have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Livingston is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Livi have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Stranraer's total of 7 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Livingston lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 6 from their 4 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Stranraer	6	2	1	3	5	10	7
Livingston	6	2	0	4	5	8	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that The Blues's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Livingston. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Stranraer	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Livingston	Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago.