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Albion Rvs. prepare to entertain Arbroath at Cliftonhill on Tuesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 26 of the 67 previous games, with the Wee Rovers winning just 25.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Arbroath | 1 - 2 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Wee Rovers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Arbroath's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Red Lichties have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Albion Rvs. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 26 matches. Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 35 from their 25 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Cliftonhill for the Wee Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past Arbroath claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Arbroath | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |