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Stranraer face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the Wee Rovers edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Stranraer | 3 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Albion Rvs. | 3 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Stranraer | 4 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 17 Feb | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Stranraer | 5 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Feb | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Wee Rovers have scored 15, a worringly large 20 have been leaked at the other end.
Stranraer's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Blues, and 13 goals against.
Albion Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 24 points from their 20 games so far. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 34 points from 20 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Albion Rvs., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Stranraer | Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |