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Raith Rovers 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 21 of the 45 previous games, with the hosts winning just 15.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in May 2007, with Stirling Alb. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Stirling Alb. | 3 - 1 | Raith Rovers | S12P |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 02 May | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | S12P |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Raith Rovers | 1 - 3 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 03 Sep | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Binos's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The away form of Raith Rovers however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Rovers, and 6 goals against.
Stirling Alb. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 16 points from their 15 games so far. Raith Rovers are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 15 games giving them a return of 32 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Raith Rovers are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Stirling Alb.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |