FM Preview: Airdrie United v Cowdenbeath 03 Mar 2012

Last updated : 02 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Airdrie United v Cowdenbeath fixture

Airdrie United prepare to entertain Cowdenbeath at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 25 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium was earlier this season, where Cowdenbeath annihilated the Diamonds 1-5 in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 14 Jan Cowdenbeath 2 - 0 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Airdrie Utd. 1-5 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sun 07 Sep Cowdenbeath 1 - 2 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Challenge Cup
2007/2008 Tue 15 Apr Airdrie Utd. 4 - 0 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Cowdenbeath 0 - 1 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 08 Dec Airdrie Utd. 3 - 1 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 29 Sep Cowdenbeath 1 - 1 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Airdrie United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Diamonds have scored 11, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.

Cowdenbeath's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Blue Brazil, and 4 goals against.

Airdrie United see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 29 points from their 26 games played so far,

Cowdenbeath are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 25 games giving them a return of 52 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Airdrie United 6 1 2 3 9 12 5
Cowdenbeath 6 3 2 1 10 4 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Diamonds at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blue Brazil come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Airdrie United 7 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Cowdenbeath Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
6 games since last defeat.

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