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Stranraer face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill on Tuesday evening, 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.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| 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 have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Wee Rovers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Stranraer however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the The Blues pummel 14 goals, and let in 4.
Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 31 points from their 28 games played so far, Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 48 points from 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Albion Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Stranraer | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |