FM Preview: Forfar Athletic v Albion Rovers 26 Feb 2013

Last updated : 25 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forfar Athletic v Albion Rovers fixture

Albion Rovers face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 49 out of 74 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Station Park was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 18 Dec Albion Rvs. 2 - 3 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 29 Sep Forfar Ath. 4-2 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 28 Apr Forfar Ath. 4 - 0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb Albion Rvs. 2 - 2 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 29 Oct Forfar Ath. 0 - 2 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Albion Rvs. 1 - 0 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Forfar Ath. 1 - 1 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Forfar Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Loons's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

The away form of Albion Rovers is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Wee Rovers have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forfar Athletic lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 32 points from their 25 games so far.

Albion Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 14 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forfar Athletic 6 1 0 5 6 14 3
Albion Rovers 6 0 0 6 4 17 0

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Loons, as the Wee Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forfar Athletic 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Albion Rovers Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.
An overall losing run of 7 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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