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Albion Rvs. prepare to entertain Arbroath at Cliftonhill on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 28 of the 70 previous games, with the Wee Rovers winning just 25.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Albion Rvs. | 1-3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SFAC |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Albion Rvs. | 3 - 3 | Arbroath | SCC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Arbroath | 2 - 3 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 07 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Wee Rovers, with 9 goals against.
Arbroath's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the The Red Lichties pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.
Albion Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 42 points from their 31 games so far. Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 61 points from 30 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Albion Rvs. may be in prime form at home, but the quality of the opposition suggests to me that Arbroath are going to come away with all the points in this one. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | No sequences of note |
| Arbroath | 5 successive away victories. 14 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |