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Brechin City face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Sunday 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 March 2006, with Stranraer running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Stranraer | 2 - 0 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Brechin City | 0 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Stranraer | 1 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Blues have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Brechin City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The City's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Stranraer lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 4 points from their 4 games so far. Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The City has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Stranraer. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Brechin City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |