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Ayr Utd. face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Honest Men have recorded 6 wins, and Stirling Alb. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Stirling Alb. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 30 Jul | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 3 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 02 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Binos have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Ayr Utd. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Honest Men's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Stirling Alb. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 1 points. Ayr Utd.'s total of 10 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Honest Men's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Stirling Alb., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Ayr Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |