FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Airdrie United 31 Mar 2012

Last updated : 30 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Airdrie United fixture

Airdrie United face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 12 of the 27 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Forthbank Stadium was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 28 Jan Airdrie Utd. 4 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 03 Dec Stirling Alb. 1-4 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Airdrie Utd. 1 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 30 Jul Airdrie Utd. 5 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish League Cup
2006/2007 Sat 12 May Airdrie Utd. 2 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3)
2006/2007 Wed 09 May Stirling Alb. 2 - 2 Airdrie Utd. Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3)
1997/1998 Sat 21 Mar Airdrieonians 1 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Airdrie United's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Diamonds's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 30 games have yielded only 28 points.

Airdrie United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 39 from their 30 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 2 2 2 12 12 8
Airdrie United 6 3 2 1 9 5 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Diamonds has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Stirling Albion. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Airdrie United Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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