FM Preview: Arbroath v Stenhousemuir 29 Oct 2011

Last updated : 28 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Arbroath v Stenhousemuir fixture

Stenhousemuir face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Warriors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 45 and win only 12 of the 73 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Stenhousemuir 2 - 0 Arbroath Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Arbroath 1-1 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 16 Jan Stenhousemuir 1 - 1 Arbroath Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Arbroath 0 - 3 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Stenhousemuir 3 - 0 Arbroath Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 15 Mar Arbroath 1 - 0 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Three
2007/2008 Sat 02 Feb Stenhousemuir 0 - 3 Arbroath Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Arbroath have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the Red Lichties, with 8 goals against.

In complete contrast to Arbroath, Stenhousemuir are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Warriors have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 20 points from 10 games.

Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 18 points from 10 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Arbroath 6 3 2 1 12 9 11
Stenhousemuir 6 2 3 1 11 11 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Lichties, as the Warriors have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Arbroath Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Stenhousemuir Not won in previous 4 away matches.

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