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Albion Rvs. travel to take on Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 36 and win only 14 of the 64 games.
The last time the two teams met at Arbroath was back in December 1997, over five years ago, with Arbroath running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Albion Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SFAC |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 29 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Arbroath | 3 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Arbroath | 3 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Red Lichties's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
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 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 10 points from their 10 games so far. Albion Rvs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 5 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Lichties, as the Wee Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Albion Rvs. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |