FootyMAD's Gretna match preview

Last updated : 06 August 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Gretna v Albion Rovers fixture

Albion Rvs. face a trip to Gretna at Raydale Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 4 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Gretna running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 27 MarAlbion Rvs.1 - 2GretnaSCD3
2003/2004Sat 14 FebGretna3 - 0Albion Rvs.SCD3
2003/2004Fri 14 NovAlbion Rvs.1 - 3GretnaSCD3
2003/2004Sat 30 AugGretna3 - 1Albion Rvs.SCD3
2002/2003Sat 08 MarAlbion Rvs.1 - 1GretnaSCD3
2002/2003Sat 07 DecGretna1 - 2Albion Rvs.SCD3
2002/2003Sat 09 NovAlbion Rvs.2 - 1GretnaSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Gretna have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Black and Whites, with 5 goals against.

Albion Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Wee Rovers's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.



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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Gretna641118813
Albion Rvs.630314119

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Wee Rovers could well see them head back from Raydale Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Gretna Won 3 successive home games.
6 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Albion Rvs. 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.