FM Preview: Forfar Athletic v Albion Rovers 29 Oct 2011

Last updated : 28 October 2011 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 Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 44 of the 67 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Albion Rvs. 0 - 1 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec Forfar Ath. 2 - 2 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Albion Rvs. 1 - 1 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Three
2008/2009 Sat 14 Mar Forfar Ath. 4 - 0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Albion Rvs. 2 - 0 Forfar Ath. Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Forfar Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Loons have scored 8, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Albion Rovers is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Wee Rovers have hit 7 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forfar Athletic see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 11 points from their 10 games played so far,

Albion Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 8 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forfar Athletic 6 2 1 3 10 12 7
Albion Rovers 6 1 1 4 4 12 4

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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 Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Albion Rovers Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 9 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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