FootyMAD's Partick Thistle match preview

Last updated : 11 February 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Partick Thistle v Airdrie United fixture

Airdrie Utd. face a trip to Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Diamonds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 53 and win only 23 of the 95 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the The Jags edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 16 OctAirdrie Utd.4 - 2Partick Th.SCD1
2004/2005Sat 14 AugPartick Th.3 - 2Airdrie Utd.SCD1
2001/2002Sat 06 AprAirdrieonians1 - 1Partick Th.SCD1
2001/2002Sat 02 FebPartick Th.1 - 1AirdrieoniansSCD1
2001/2002Sat 24 NovAirdrieonians1 - 0Partick Th.SCD1
2001/2002Sat 29 SepPartick Th.1 - 1AirdrieoniansSCD1
1997/1998Sat 11 AprPartick Th.2 - 0AirdrieoniansSCD1

Recent respective form guides

Partick Thistle have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Airdrie Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The The Diamonds's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Partick Th. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 25 matches. Airdrie Utd.'s 34 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Partick Th.62311069
Airdrie Utd.6204586

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Partick Th. Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Airdrie Utd. Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.