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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 25 and win only 9 of the 44 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the Binos edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Stranraer | 2 - 8 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Stirling Alb. | 3 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Stranraer | 0 - 6 | Stirling Alb. | SFAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Stranraer | 3 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Binos in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Stranraer is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Blues have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Stirling Alb. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 46 points from their 31 games so far. Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 13 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blues are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Stirling Alb.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Stranraer | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 23 most recent games. |