FM Preview: East Stirlingshire v Albion Rovers 03 Apr 2010

Last updated : 02 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the East Stirlingshire v Albion Rovers fixture

Albion Rvs. face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Ochilview on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 98 games played, Wee Rovers have recorded 36 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 43 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Stirling running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Tue 23 MarAlbion Rvs.2 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2009/2010Wed 17 MarEast Stirling2 - 0Albion Rvs.SCD3
2009/2010Sat 03 OctAlbion Rvs.3 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2008/2009Sat 02 MayAlbion Rvs.0 - 2East StirlingSCD3
2008/2009Tue 10 MarAlbion Rvs.0 - 2East StirlingSCD3
2008/2009Sat 07 FebEast Stirling0 - 1Albion Rvs.SCD3
2008/2009Sat 09 AugEast Stirling1 - 0Albion Rvs.SCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

Albion Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Wee Rovers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 51 points from 31 games. Albion Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 40 from their 27 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling61148134
Albion Rvs.64119513

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Albion Rvs. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against East Stirling. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling 14 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Albion Rvs. Not won in previous 3 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.