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Albion Rvs. prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Cliftonhill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Wee Rovers are clearly on top, having won 52 and lost only 18 of the 88 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Wee Rovers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 2-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Albion Rvs. | 4 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Albion Rvs. | 4 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Albion Rvs.'s total of 7 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 9 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Albion Rvs. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 18 outings ago. |