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Albion Rvs. prepare to entertain Arbroath at Cliftonhill on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 29 of the 72 previous games, with the Wee Rovers winning just 26.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Arbroath | 1 - 4 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Albion Rvs. | 5-2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 08 Aug | Arbroath | 4 - 2 | Albion Rvs. | SLGC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Wee Rovers have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Arbroath's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Red Lichties, and 6 goals against.
Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 33 points from their 32 games played so far, Arbroath's total of 48 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Cliftonhill for the Wee Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past Arbroath claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Arbroath | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |