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Stirling Alb. travel to take on Falkirk at The Falkirk Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Binos will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 16 occasions, and draw 7, from the 25 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Falkirk was back in August 2004, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 3 thriller, in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 24 Jul | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 0 | Falkirk | SCC |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 31 Aug | Falkirk | 5 - 3 | Stirling Alb. | SCC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Apr | Falkirk | 1 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 6 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 08 Nov | Falkirk | 3 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 3 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 07 Apr | Falkirk | 2 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Bairns have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Stirling Alb.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Binos's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Stirling Alb. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Binos could well see them head back from The Falkirk Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Falkirk | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Stirling Alb. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |