It's advantage Stirling Albion so far with their 3rd position in the League Two table, welcoming Stranraer who are placed 5th.
- Stirling Albion have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in League Two
- Stranraer have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Stirling Albion form and stats
Stirling Albion, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in League Two, have performed here at Forthbank Stadium this season with 4 wins from 7 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
It's back home for Stirling Albion, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Annan Athletic away with the result 2-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Albion Rovers.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Stirling have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost three.
There will be little rest for Stirling after this match as they are travelling to Cowdenbeath for a League Two game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Stirling Albion here at Forthbank Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Defensively Stirling have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Stranraer form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Stranraer playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Stranraer might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Edinburgh City proved too strong as Stranraer slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stair Park. A 1-2 defeat away at Elgin City before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Stranraer in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Stranraer, four draws and two defeats.
A new game in only two days for Stranraer, the League Two home match versus Stenhousemuir. Busy days.
The visiting Stranraer have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Stranraer in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Stranraer - Stirling Albion 2-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Stirling won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Stranraer has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Ryan 7 goals |  T. Orr 6 goals | J. Leitch 4 goals |
Stirling Albion missing players
Stranraer missing players
| Stirling Albion | Stranraer | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 53% | 29% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 80% |
| 40% | 14% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 47% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 47% |
| 47% | 71% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 33% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.4 | 10 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 42% | 22% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | 39% |
- Stirling Albion have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in League Two
- Stranraer have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stranraer haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queen's Park | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 41 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Stranraer | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -14 | 14 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 12 |
| 9 | Annan Athletic | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -27 | 5 |