FM Preview: Stirling Albion v East Fife 21 Jan 2012

Last updated : 20 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v East Fife fixture

East Fife face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Fifers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Binos carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct East Fife 1 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Stirling Alb. 1-0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 10 Aug East Fife 3 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Challenge Cup
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar East Fife 0 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Stirling Alb. 3 - 3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 14 Nov East Fife 1 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Stirling Alb. 3 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Binos have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

East Fife's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Fifers have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stirling Albion are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 16 matches.

East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 17 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 2 0 4 6 12 6
East Fife 6 2 1 3 10 11 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Fifers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Stirling Albion. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
East Fife Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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