FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Montrose 20 Oct 2012

Last updated : 19 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Montrose fixture

Montrose travel to take on Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gable Endies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Stirling Albion was back in April 2004, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2007/2008 Tue 14 Aug Montrose 5 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Challenge Cup
2003/2004 Sat 17 Apr Stirling Alb. 1-1 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2003/2004 Sat 21 Feb Montrose 1 - 4 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three
2003/2004 Sat 18 Oct Montrose 2 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three
2003/2004 Sat 11 Oct Stirling Alb. 3 - 0 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2003/2004 Tue 02 Sep Montrose 2 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish League Cup
2002/2003 Sat 05 Apr Montrose 0 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Montrose is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Gable Endies have hit 6 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stirling Albion are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 7 matches.

Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 8 points from their 8 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 2 0 4 9 10 6
Montrose 6 2 0 4 9 17 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Binos, as the Gable Endies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Montrose Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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