|
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 46 previous games, with the hosts winning just 16.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Binos carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 10 Jan | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Raith Rovers however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Rovers pummel 12 goals, and let in 2.
Stirling Alb. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 46 points from their 32 games so far. Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 66 points from 32 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
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. | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | 4 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |