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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 was two seasons ago, 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's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Binos have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Raith Rovers's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Rovers, and 4 goals against.
Stirling Alb. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 22 points from their 18 games so far. Raith Rovers are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 19 games giving them a return of 41 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Forthbank Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Raith Rovers | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |