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Brechin City pack their bags to visit Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium 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 lose 17 and win only 5 of the 28 games.
The previous match played between the two at Forthbank Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Brechin City | 0 - 3 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Brechin City | 3 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Brechin City | 2 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Mar | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 3 | Brechin City | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Brechin City | 3 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 3 | Brechin City | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 07 Aug | Brechin City | 4 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Binos in those games, with 7 conceded.
The The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The City, and 11 goals against.
Stirling Alb. are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 19 points from the 9 games they have played so far. Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 18 points from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brechin City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Stirling Alb.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Brechin City | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |