FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Falkirk 23 Apr 2011

Last updated : 22 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Falkirk fixture

Falkirk face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 11 of the 25 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where Falkirk annihilated the Bairns 0-5 in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 02 Jan Falkirk 4 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 13 Nov Stirling Alb. 0-5 Falkirk Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Falkirk 3 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 24 Jul Stirling Alb. 0 - 0 Falkirk Scottish Challenge Cup
2004/2005 Tue 31 Aug Falkirk 5 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Challenge Cup
1997/1998 Sat 11 Apr Falkirk 1 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
1997/1998 Sat 03 Jan Stirling Alb. 0 - 6 Falkirk Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Binos have scored 5, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Falkirk's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Bairns's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 17 points.

Falkirk are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 33 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 0 1 5 3 13 1
Falkirk 6 3 2 1 10 7 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Falkirk have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Stirling Albion. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 12 home matches.
Not won in the 24 most recent games.
Falkirk Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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