FM Preview: Airdrie United v Albion Rovers 02 Jan 2012

Last updated : 01 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Airdrie United v Albion Rovers fixture

Albion Rovers face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wee Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 2 of the 14 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Albion Rvs. 7 - 2 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Airdrie Utd. 4-0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 31 Jul Albion Rvs. 0 - 1 Airdrie Utd. Scottish League Cup
2001/2002 Tue 14 Aug Albion Rvs. 1 - 4 Airdrieonians Scottish Challenge Cup
1989/1990 Sat 01 Jul Albion Rvs. 1 - 2 Airdrieonians Scottish Division One
1989/1990 Sat 01 Jul Airdrieonians 1 - 0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division One
1989/1990 Sat 01 Jul Albion Rvs. 0 - 2 Airdrieonians Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Airdrie United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. In this time, Diamonds have rattled up an impressive 26 goals, and conceded 15.

Albion Rovers have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Wee Rovers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Airdrie United's total of 21 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.

Albion Rovers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 21 from their 17 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Airdrie United 6 3 2 1 24 10 11
Albion Rovers 6 2 1 3 10 13 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Albion Rovers on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Airdrie United. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Airdrie United Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Albion Rovers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.

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