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Brechin City face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The City 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Brechin City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Blues 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Brechin City | 2 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Brechin City | 2 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Stranraer | 0 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Brechin City | 4 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Stranraer | 4 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Brechin City | 3 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Feb | Stranraer | 2 - 3 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While The Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Brechin City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The City have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Stranraer are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 14 matches. Brechin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 4 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brechin City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Stair Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Brechin City | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 16 most recent games. |