FM Preview: Arbroath v Albion Rovers 06 Aug 2011

Last updated : 05 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Arbroath v Albion Rovers fixture

Albion Rovers face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday 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 41 and win only 17 of the 74 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2011, with Arbroath running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Albion Rvs. 3 - 0 Arbroath Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Albion Rvs. 0 - 2 Arbroath Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 05 Feb Arbroath 3-0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Arbroath 1 - 1 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2007/2008 Sat 05 Apr Albion Rvs. 0 - 2 Arbroath Scottish Division Three
2007/2008 Sat 16 Feb Arbroath 1 - 4 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2007/2008 Sat 15 Dec Albion Rvs. 5 - 2 Arbroath Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Arbroath 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, 14 to 12.

Albion Rovers have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Wee Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Arbroath 6 1 1 4 10 19 4
Albion Rovers 6 2 1 3 9 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Wee Rovers 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 Arbroath. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Arbroath Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Albion Rovers Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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