Stranraer prepare to entertain Forfar Athletic at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 36 wins out of 55 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stair Park was earlier this season, the The Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Tue 20 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Stranraer | 1-0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
2008/2009 | Mon 15 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SFAC |
2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Loons 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. While the Loons have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 40 points from their 33 games played so far, Forfar Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 62 points from 34 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Forfar Ath. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer may be in prime form at home, but the quality of the opposition suggests to me that Forfar Ath. are going to come away with all the points in this one. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Stranraer | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Forfar Ath. | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |