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Stirling Alb. face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Binos have recorded 12 wins, and Ayr Utd. have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, with Stirling Alb. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Honest Men in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 02 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Stirling Alb. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Binos have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Ayr Utd.'s 25 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Stirling Alb. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 29 points from 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Honest Men, as the Binos have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Stirling Alb. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |