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Montrose face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, Gable Endies have recorded 15 wins, and Stranraer have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Montrose inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Blues in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 08 Aug | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SLGC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Stranraer | 6 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Montrose | 1 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Stranraer | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 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 |
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 15 goals for the The Blues, with 8 goals against.
Montrose's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Gable Endies, and 9 goals against.
Stranraer's total of 3 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Montrose lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 3 from their 2 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| Montrose | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gable Endies's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Stranraer, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Montrose | 3 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |