FM Preview: Albion Rovers v Brechin City 27 Aug 2011

Last updated : 26 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Albion Rovers v Brechin City fixture

Brechin City travel to take on Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Albion Rovers was back in August 2004, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in an Scottish League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2004/2005 Tue 24 Aug Albion Rvs. 1-1 Brechin City Scottish League Cup
2001/2002 Sat 02 Mar Albion Rvs. 0 - 1 Brechin City Scottish Division Three
2001/2002 Sat 12 Jan Brechin City 0 - 0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2001/2002 Sat 03 Nov Albion Rvs. 1 - 2 Brechin City Scottish Division Three
2001/2002 Sat 25 Aug Brechin City 4 - 1 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2000/2001 Tue 17 Apr Brechin City 1 - 2 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2000/2001 Tue 10 Apr Albion Rvs. 1 - 1 Brechin City Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Albion Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Brechin City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The City's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Albion Rovers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 4 points from their 3 games so far.

Brechin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 4 from their 3 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Albion Rovers 6 1 1 4 8 16 4
Brechin City 6 1 1 4 10 14 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Brechin City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Albion Rovers. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Albion Rovers 7 games since last home draw.
Brechin City Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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