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History of the Stranraer v Stirling Albion fixture

Stirling face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Mon 13 Jan	Stranraer	4 - 1	Stirling	SFAC
2000/2001	Sun 11 Nov	Stranraer	1 - 1	Stirling	SCD2
2000/2001	Sat 17 Mar	Stranraer	0 - 3	Stirling	SCD2
2000/2001	Tue 13 Mar	Stirling	0 - 1	Stranraer	SCD2
2000/2001	Sat 23 Sep	Stirling	2 - 0	Stranraer	SCD2
1999/2000	Sat 22 Apr	Stranraer	3 - 1	Stirling	SCD2
1999/2000	Sat 18 Dec	Stirling	2 - 5	Stranraer	SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Stranraer's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Blues have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.

Stirling'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 12 goals for and 10 against.

Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far, Stirling see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Stranraer	6	1	2	3	2	7	5
Stirling	6	2	2	2	8	10	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Binos could well see them head back from Stair Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Stranraer	Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Stirling	Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games.