FootyMAD's Montrose match preview

Last updated : 07 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Montrose v Albion Rovers fixture

Albion Rvs face a trip to Montrose at Links Park Ground on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. It couldn't be much closer,Wee Rovers having 22 wins against 28 losses.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 13 SepAlbion Rvs0 - 1MontroseSCD3
2002/2003Sat 12 AprMontrose1 - 1Albion RvsSCD3
2002/2003Tue 04 MarAlbion Rvs3 - 0MontroseSCD3
2002/2003Sat 30 NovMontrose0 - 1Albion RvsSCD3
2002/2003Sat 05 OctAlbion Rvs1 - 1MontroseSCD3
2002/2003Tue 06 AugMontrose1 - 0Albion RvsSCC
2001/2002Sat 30 MarAlbion Rvs0 - 0MontroseSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Montrose have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 15 to 14.

Albion Rvs have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Wee Rovers's have scored 13 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 15.

Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 11 points from their 12 games played so far, Albion Rvs's 16 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Montrose612310125
Albion Rvs630314109

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Albion Rvs on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Montrose. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Montrose 5 games since last home draw.
Albion Rvs 8 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.