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Albion Rvs. prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Cliftonhill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Wee Rovers are clearly on top, having won 54 and lost only 22 of the 95 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill was less than a year ago, in March 2010, the Wee Rovers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | East Stirling | 3 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 23 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 2-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 17 Mar | East Stirling | 2 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Albion Rvs. | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Wee Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Shire have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Albion Rvs.'s total of 14 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. East Stirling lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 8 from their 7 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against East Stirling is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Wee Rovers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |