FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Cowdenbeath 21 Feb 2012

Last updated : 20 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Cowdenbeath fixture

Stirling Albion prepare to entertain Cowdenbeath at Forthbank Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Binos are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 6 of the 44 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Forthbank Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Cowdenbeath inflicting a narrow 3-4 defeat upon the Binos in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 11 Feb Cowdenbeath 4 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Cowdenbeath 2 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Cowdenbeath 1 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Stirling Alb. 3-4 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Cowdenbeath 5 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Stirling Alb. 1 - 3 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Tue 27 Apr Cowdenbeath 3 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Binos have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Cowdenbeath'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 Blue Brazil, and 4 goals against.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 19 points.

Cowdenbeath are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 23 games giving them a return of 48 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 0 1 5 6 16 1
Cowdenbeath 6 3 1 2 12 6 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Binos at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blue Brazil come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Cowdenbeath Not won in previous 2 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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