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Stranraer face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, The Blues have recorded 17 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, with Forfar Ath. annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | Stranraer | 3 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Stranraer | 4 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 5 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Stranraer | 3 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SFAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Stranraer | 3 - 2 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Stranraer | 0 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Loons have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Stranraer's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Blues have hit 11 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 4 points. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 17 points from 9 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Blues out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Forfar Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Stranraer | 7 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |