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Stranraer pack their bags to visit Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Friday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 29 out of 43 times.
The previous match played between the two at Gayfield Park was within the last three years, in July 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Stranraer | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 30 Jul | Arbroath | 1 - 3 | Stranraer | SCC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Stranraer | 3 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Arbroath | 0 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 25 Mar | Stranraer | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Red Lichties, with 3 goals against.
Stranraer's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the The Blues, and 8 goals against.
Arbroath's total of 18 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 21 points from 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Stranraer | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |