FootyMAD Stirling Albion match preview

History of the Stirling Albion v Albion Rovers fixture

Albion Rvs face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wee Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 6 of the 37 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, with Albion Rvs inflicting a narrow 3 - 4 defeat upon the Binos in a Scottish Division Three match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Sat 26 Apr	Albion Rvs	2 - 1	Stirling	SCD3
2002/2003	Wed 26 Feb	Stirling	3 - 4	Albion Rvs	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 26 Oct	Albion Rvs	1 - 3	Stirling	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 03 Aug	Stirling	0 - 1	Albion Rvs	SCD3
2001/2002	Sat 20 Apr	Stirling	0 - 3	Albion Rvs	SCD3
2001/2002	Sat 16 Feb	Albion Rvs	2 - 0	Stirling	SCD3
2001/2002	Sat 20 Oct	Stirling	2 - 2	Albion Rvs	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, 8 to 6.

Albion Rvs have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Wee Rovers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Stirling are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 5 games giving them a return of 13 points. Albion Rvs's 7 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Stirling	6	3	1	2	9	6	10
Albion Rvs	6	2	1	3	13	13	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Binos, as the Wee Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Stirling	Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Albion Rvs	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.