This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Albion Rovers and Berwick Rangers at 15:00 on Saturday, 23rd August 2008 in the Scottish Division Three.
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Berwick Rgrs. face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 24 of the 53 previous games, with the hosts winning just 18.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in an Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 14 Aug | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Berwick Rgrs. | 3 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Berwick Rgrs. | 1 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Berwick Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Wee Rovers have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Berwick Rgrs.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Borderers have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Albion Rvs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points. Berwick Rgrs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 4 from their 3 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Berwick Rgrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Berwick Rgrs. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Albion Rvs.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 12 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Berwick Rgrs. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
