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Montrose travel to take on Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. It couldn't be much closer,Gable Endies having 14 wins against 17 losses.
The last time the two teams met at Stranraer was back in March 1996, over five years ago, with Montrose inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Blues in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Montrose | 2 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 May | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 16 Jan | Montrose | 4 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Sep | Stranraer | 4 - 1 | Montrose | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 13 Apr | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 04 Jan | Montrose | 0 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Gable Endies have hit 5 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stranraer are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Three, and have accumulated 29 points from the 14 games they have played so far. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 |
| Montrose | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Gable Endies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Montrose | 6 games since last defeat. |