FootyMAD's Forfar Athletic match preview

Last updated : 10 August 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Forfar Athletic v Stenhousemuir fixture

Stenhousemuir pack their bags to visit Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 72 games played, Warriors have recorded 19 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 35 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Station Park was more than three years back, in March 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 27 MarForfar Ath.1 - 1StenhousemuirSCD2
2003/2004Sat 14 FebStenhousemuir0 - 2Forfar Ath.SCD2
2003/2004Sun 16 NovForfar Ath.2 - 0StenhousemuirSCD2
2003/2004Sat 30 AugStenhousemuir2 - 0Forfar Ath.SCD2
2002/2003Sat 03 MayStenhousemuir1 - 4Forfar Ath.SCD2
2002/2003Sat 22 FebForfar Ath.3 - 3StenhousemuirSCD2
2002/2003Mon 13 JanForfar Ath.3 - 1StenhousemuirSFAC

Recent respective form guides

Forfar Athletic's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Loons have scored 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Stenhousemuir is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Warriors have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forfar Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Stenhousemuir lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 3 from their 1 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forfar Ath.60063210
Stenhousemuir620410156

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Stenhousemuir on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Forfar Ath.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Forfar Ath. Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Latest 11 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 11 most recent games.
Stenhousemuir Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.