The game between Stranraer and Forfar Athletic in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday, 24th April 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Forfar Ath. face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 36 out of 55 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the The Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 20 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 15 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Loons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Loons have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 40 points from their 33 games played so far, Forfar Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 62 points from 34 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Forfar Ath. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Forfar Ath. | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |
