|
Stranraer face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium 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 24 and win only 8 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Stranraer | 0 - 3 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Stranraer | 0 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Stranraer | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
The away form of Stranraer is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blues have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stirling Alb.'s total of 3 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Two. Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Binos, as the The Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Stranraer | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |