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Stenhousemuir pack their bags to visit Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Warriors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Stair Park was within the last three years, in August 2005, with Stenhousemuir inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Blues in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 31 Aug | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 08 Apr | Stranraer | 0 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While The Blues have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Stenhousemuir have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Warriors have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 28 points from 15 games. Stenhousemuir see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blues, as the Warriors have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stenhousemuir | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |