The game between Forfar Athletic and Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Division Two on Saturday 27th March 2004 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Forfar Ath. prepare to entertain Stenhousemuir at Station Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 71 games played, Loons have recorded 35 wins, and Stenhousemuir have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Station Park was earlier this season, with Forfar Ath. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Stenhousemuir | 0 - 2 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 Nov | Forfar Ath. | 2-0 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 4 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Forfar Ath. | 3 - 3 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 13 Jan | Forfar Ath. | 3 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SFAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. While Loons have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Stenhousemuir is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Warriors have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Forfar Ath.'s 40 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Stenhousemuir find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 26 games have yielded only 20 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Loons's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Stenhousemuir. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Stenhousemuir | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
