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Stranraer face a trip to Montrose at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, The Blues have recorded 13 wins, and Montrose have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Montrose | 2 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 08 Aug | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SLGC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Stranraer | 6 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Montrose | 1 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Stranraer | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Gable Endies, with 4 goals against.
The The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Blues, and 7 goals against.
Montrose are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 26 games. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 39 points from 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Stranraer | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |