With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Stirling Albion fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Stenhousemuir.
It's no vacation for neither Stirling Albion nor Stenhousemuir as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Stenhousemuir play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Stenhousemuir when playing on grass are 9 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats from 33 matches. They have scored 38 goals and conceded 57 times in these games.
Stirling Albion form and stats
With 3 League Two wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Stirling Albion are certainly not brimming with confidence. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Forthbank Stadium, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Annan Athletic game.
Stirling Albion are returning here after visiting Brechin City in a League Two game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. D. Duffy and J. Creaney scored the goal(s). Before that match, a win away at Cowdenbeath.
The manager K. Rutkiewicz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Elgin City in only four days.
Stirling Albion has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Stirling Albion have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Stenhousemuir form and stats
4-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stenhousemuir in their League Two matches away. Stenhousemuir has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Cove Rangers with 0-3 on the scoreboard. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Albion Rovers.
A new game in only four days for Stenhousemuir, the League Two home match versus Queen's Park. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Stenhousemuir have scored 16 goals in 12 league games away. In the opposite end, Stenhousemuir have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Stenhousemuir - Stirling Albion 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Stirling Albion wins - draws - Stenhousemuir wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 D. Duffy 10 goals |  D. Hopkirk 8 goals | M. McGuigan 5 goals |
Stirling Albion missing players
Stenhousemuir missing players
| Stirling Albion | Stenhousemuir | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 32 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 48 |
| 92% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 92% | 88% |
| 40% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 73% |
| 16% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 25% | 35% |
| 12% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 44% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 65% |
| 36% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 15% |
| 28% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 5.8 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 240 | 120 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 112 | 236 |
| 91 | 46 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 39 | 88 |
| 35% | 26% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 41% | 36% |
- Stenhousemuir has the fewest scored goals in the second half (13)
- Stenhousemuir haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stirling Albion has the fewest conceded goals (25)
- Stirling Albion has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
- Stirling Albion has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
- Stirling Albion has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Stirling Albion has the most matches under the total-line (15)
- Stirling Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cove Rangers | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 62 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 52 |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Stirling Albion | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -21 | 30 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -16 | 27 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 24 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -28 | 17 |