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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 22 of the 93 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill was less than a year ago, in May 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Albion Rvs. | 0-2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | East Stirling | 3 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Albion Rvs. | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | East Stirling | 4 - 5 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The The Shire have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Shire's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Albion Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 10 points from their 6 games so far. East Stirling's total of 11 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Albion Rvs. are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |