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Raith Rovers face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 20 of the 42 previous games, with the hosts winning just 14.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Raith Rovers | 2 - 3 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Raith Rovers | 5 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Dec | Stirling Alb. | 3 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Oct | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion 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, 13 to 11.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stirling Alb.'s total of 7 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Two. Raith Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Binos, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Raith Rovers | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |